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Refried beans vs. Chinese cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are refried beans and Chinese cabbage different?

  • Refried beans are higher in copper, fiber, selenium, iron, and phosphorus; however, Chinese cabbage is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for Chinese cabbage is 89% higher.
  • Refried beans contain 12 times more selenium than Chinese cabbage. While refried beans contain 5.8µg of selenium, Chinese cabbage contains only 0.5µg.
  • Chinese cabbage has less sodium.

Refried beans, canned, traditional style (includes USDA commodity) and Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 25% 8.7% 28% 54% 43% 16% 39% 48% 38% 32%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 32% 22% 30% 7% 5.2% 16% 8.5% 21% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +84.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.6%
Contains more IronIron +80%
Contains more CopperCopper +514.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +205.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +148.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +81.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1060%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +262.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.4%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 20% 0% 1.8% 0% 19% 18% 6.9% 11% 24% 0% 5.3% 8.3% 12%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 150% 74% 1.8% 0% 10% 16% 9.4% 5.3% 45% 0% 114% 50% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +90%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +114.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +231.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +650%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +88.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2066.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Refried beans Chinese cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 6mg 45mg 43%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 45.5µg 36%
Vitamin A 0µg 223µg 25%
Histidine 153mg 0.026mg 22%
Folate 11µg 66µg 14%
Sodium 370mg 65mg 13%
Copper 0.129mg 0.021mg 12%
Fiber 3.7g 1g 11%
Selenium 5.8µg 0.5µg 10%
Phosphorus 92mg 37mg 8%
Calcium 29mg 105mg 8%
Iron 1.44mg 0.8mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.103mg 0.194mg 7%
Protein 4.98g 1.5g 7%
Manganese 0.289mg 0.159mg 6%
Calories 90kcal 13kcal 4%
Zinc 0.58mg 0.19mg 4%
Magnesium 35mg 19mg 4%
Carbs 13.55g 2.18g 4%
Choline 21.2mg 6.4mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.543g 0.096g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.076mg 0.04mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.631g 0.027g 3%
Fats 2.01g 0.2g 3%
Starch 7.43g 3%
Potassium 319mg 252mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.189mg 0.088mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.601g 0.015g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.079mg 0.07mg 1%
Net carbs 9.85g 1.18g N/A
Sugar 0.54g 1.18g N/A
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.09mg 0%
Trans fat 0.016g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.231mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.438mg 0.088mg 0%
Lysine 0.377mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.287mg 0.066mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.169g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.36g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 2% 14% 78% 2%
Protein: 4.98 g
Fats: 2.01 g
Carbs: 13.55 g
Water: 77.75 g
Other: 1.71 g
2% 95%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.18 g
Water: 95.32 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +232%
Contains more FatsFats +905%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +521.6%
Contains more OtherOther +113.8%
Contains more WaterWater +22.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
36% 34% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.631 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.601 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.543 g
20% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.096 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3906.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +465.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Refried beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172438/nutrients
  2. Chinese cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170390/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.