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Soybean meal vs. Chinese cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between soybean meal and Chinese cabbage

  • Soybean meal is higher in copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, folate, and vitamin B1, yet Chinese cabbage is higher in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Soybean meal covers your daily copper needs 220% more than Chinese cabbage.
  • Soybean meal contains 24 times more manganese than Chinese cabbage. While soybean meal contains 3.8mg of manganese, Chinese cabbage contains only 0.159mg.
  • The glycemic index of Chinese cabbage is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Soy meal, defatted, raw 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 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
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 +1510.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +132.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +888.1%
Contains more IronIron +1612.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +9423.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +2563.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1794.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2289.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +560%

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% 0.67% 0% 0% 173% 58% 49% 119% 131% 0% 0% 227% 0%
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 +1627.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +258.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +417.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2145.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +193.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +359.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +11050%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soybean meal Chinese cabbage DV% diff.
Copper 2mg 0.021mg 220%
Iron 13.7mg 0.8mg 161%
Manganese 3.8mg 0.159mg 158%
Protein 49.2g 1.5g 95%
Phosphorus 701mg 37mg 95%
Magnesium 306mg 19mg 68%
Potassium 2490mg 252mg 66%
Folate 303µg 66µg 59%
Vitamin B1 0.691mg 0.04mg 54%
Vitamin C 0mg 45mg 50%
Zinc 5.06mg 0.19mg 44%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 38%
Vitamin B5 1.976mg 0.088mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.569mg 0.194mg 29%
Vitamin A 2µg 223µg 25%
Calories 337kcal 13kcal 16%
Vitamin B2 0.251mg 0.07mg 14%
Calcium 244mg 105mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.587mg 0.5mg 13%
Carbs 35.89g 2.18g 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.045g 0.096g 6%
Selenium 3.3µg 0.5µg 5%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sodium 3mg 65mg 3%
Fats 2.39g 0.2g 3%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.409g 0.015g 1%
Saturated fat 0.268g 0.027g 1%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Net carbs 35.89g 1.18g N/A
Sugar 1.18g N/A
Tryptophan 0.653mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 1.952mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 2.18mg 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 3.66mg 0.088mg 0%
Lysine 2.991mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.606mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 2.346mg 0.044mg 0%
Valine 2.243mg 0.066mg 0%
Histidine 1.212mg 0.026mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
49% 2% 36% 7% 6%
Protein: 49.2 g
Fats: 2.39 g
Carbs: 35.89 g
Water: 6.94 g
Other: 5.58 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 +3180%
Contains more FatsFats +1095%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1546.3%
Contains more OtherOther +597.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1273.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.045 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 +2626.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +988.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.9%

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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. Soybean meal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172445/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.