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Russet potato vs. Chinese cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between russet potatoes and Chinese cabbage

  • Russet potatoes have more vitamin B6, copper, potassium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3; however, Chinese cabbage has more vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, and calcium.
  • Chinese cabbage's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 89% more.
  • Russet potatoes have 5 times more copper than Chinese cabbage. Russet potatoes have 0.107mg of copper, while Chinese cabbage has 0.021mg.
  • Russet potatoes have a higher glycemic index than Chinese cabbage.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Potatoes, Russet, flesh, and skin, baked and Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw.

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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 21% 5.4% 49% 40% 36% 9.5% 30% 1.8% 30% 2.7%
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 +57.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +118.3%
Contains more IronIron +33.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +409.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +84.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +43.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +483.3%
~equal in Selenium ~0.5µg

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 28% 0.33% 1.4% 0% 17% 11% 25% 23% 82% 0% 5% 20% 8.2%
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 +67.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +169.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +331.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +82.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +134.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +442.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +22200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2175%
Contains more FolateFolate +153.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Russet potato Chinese cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 8.3mg 45mg 41%
Vitamin K 2µg 45.5µg 36%
Vitamin A 1µg 223µg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.354mg 0.194mg 12%
Folate 26µg 66µg 10%
Copper 0.107mg 0.021mg 10%
Calcium 18mg 105mg 9%
Potassium 550mg 252mg 9%
Starch 17.45g 7%
Carbs 21.44g 2.18g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0.088mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.348mg 0.5mg 5%
Phosphorus 71mg 37mg 5%
Fiber 2.3g 1g 5%
Calories 97kcal 13kcal 4%
Magnesium 30mg 19mg 3%
Iron 1.07mg 0.8mg 3%
Manganese 0.228mg 0.159mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.07mg 2%
Choline 15mg 6.4mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.04mg 2%
Protein 2.63g 1.5g 2%
Sodium 14mg 65mg 2%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.19mg 1%
Fats 0.13g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 19.14g 1.18g N/A
Sugar 1.08g 1.18g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.09mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.054g 0.096g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.125mg 0.088mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.041mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.104mg 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.131mg 0.066mg 0%
Histidine 0.044mg 0.026mg 0%
Fructose 0.32g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 21% 74%
Protein: 2.63 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 74.45 g
Other: 1.35 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 +75.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +883.5%
Contains more OtherOther +68.8%
Contains more FatsFats +53.8%
Contains more WaterWater +28%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.054 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +77.8%

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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. Russet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170030/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.