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Brown rice vs. Napa cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brown rice and napa cabbage?

  • Brown rice is higher in manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, phosphorus, selenium, magnesium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6, yet napa cabbage is higher in folate and vitamin A.
  • Brown rice's daily need coverage for manganese is 34% more.
  • Brown rice has 36 times more vitamin B1 than napa cabbage. While brown rice has 0.178mg of vitamin B1, napa cabbage has only 0.005mg.
  • The glycemic index of napa cabbage is lower.

We used Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Cabbage, napa, cooked types 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 28% 0.9% 7.6% 21% 35% 19% 44% 0.52% 127% 32%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 8.7% 7.7% 28% 32% 3.8% 8.1% 1.4% 26% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +387.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +407.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +442.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +379.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +866.7%
Contains more IronIron +32.1%
~equal in Potassium ~87mg
~equal in Copper ~0.096mg

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 0% 0% 3.4% 0% 45% 16% 48% 23% 28% 0% 0.5% 6.8% 5%
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 11% 4.3% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 8.7% 2.1% 8.5% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3460%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +176%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +449.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +985.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +232.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +377.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown rice Napa cabbage DV% diff.
Manganese 0.974mg 0.203mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.178mg 0.005mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.561mg 0.466mg 13%
Phosphorus 103mg 19mg 12%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Selenium 5.8µg 0.4µg 10%
Folate 9µg 43µg 9%
Carbs 25.58g 2.23g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0.037mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0.035mg 7%
Magnesium 39mg 8mg 7%
Calories 123kcal 12kcal 6%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Zinc 0.71mg 0.14mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.2mg 4%
Protein 2.74g 1.1g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.025mg 3%
Calcium 3mg 29mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 2%
Choline 9.2mg 2%
Iron 0.56mg 0.74mg 2%
Copper 0.106mg 0.096mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.369g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 1%
Fats 0.97g 0.17g 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 13µg 1%
Net carbs 23.98g 2.23g N/A
Potassium 86mg 87mg 0%
Sugar 0.24g N/A
Sodium 4mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.109mg 0%
Leucine 0.214mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.058mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.355g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 26% 70%
Protein: 2.74 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 25.58 g
Water: 70.27 g
Other: 0.44 g
2% 96%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.23 g
Water: 96.33 g
Other: 0.17 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +149.1%
Contains more FatsFats +470.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1047.1%
Contains more OtherOther +158.8%
Contains more WaterWater +37.1%

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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. Brown rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169704/nutrients
  2. Napa cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168572/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.