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.
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Protein:
49.2 g
Fats:
2.39 g
Carbs:
35.89 g
Water:
6.94 g
Other:
5.58 g
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
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.045 g
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% |