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Spirulina vs. Chinese cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between spirulina and Chinese cabbage

  • Spirulina has more copper, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1; however, Chinese cabbage has more vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, vitamin B6, and calcium.
  • Chinese cabbage's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 88% more.
  • Spirulina has 28 times more copper than Chinese cabbage. Spirulina has 0.597mg of copper, while Chinese cabbage has 0.021mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seaweed, spirulina, 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 14% 3.6% 11% 105% 199% 5.5% 4.7% 13% 24% 3.8%
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 IronIron +248.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +2742.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +775%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +236.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~19mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.19mg

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 3% 1% 9.8% 0% 56% 79% 22% 20% 7.8% 0% 6.3% 6.8% 3.5%
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 150% 74% 1.8% 0% 10% 16% 9.4% 5.3% 45% 0% 114% 50% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +444.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +455%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +388.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +139.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +269.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +470.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1720%
Contains more FolateFolate +633.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spirulina Chinese cabbage DV% diff.
Copper 0.597mg 0.021mg 64%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 45mg 49%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 45.5µg 36%
Iron 2.79mg 0.8mg 25%
Vitamin A 3µg 223µg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.342mg 0.07mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.222mg 0.04mg 15%
Folate 9µg 66µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.194mg 12%
Calcium 12mg 105mg 9%
Protein 5.92g 1.5g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.325mg 0.088mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.196mg 0.5mg 4%
Phosphorus 11mg 37mg 4%
Potassium 127mg 252mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.49mg 0.09mg 3%
Fiber 0.4g 1g 2%
Calories 26kcal 13kcal 1%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.159mg 1%
Sodium 98mg 65mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.2g 0%
Carbs 2.42g 2.18g 0%
Net carbs 2.02g 1.18g N/A
Magnesium 19mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 0.3g 1.18g N/A
Zinc 0.2mg 0.19mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.5µg 0%
Choline 6.5mg 6.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.135g 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.106g 0.096g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.331mg 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.509mg 0.088mg 0%
Lysine 0.312mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.118mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.286mg 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.362mg 0.066mg 0%
Histidine 0.112mg 0.026mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 2% 91%
Protein: 5.92 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 2.42 g
Water: 90.67 g
Other: 0.6 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 +294.7%
Contains more FatsFats +95%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
~equal in Carbs ~2.18g
~equal in Water ~95.32g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
49% 12% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.135 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.106 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 +126.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.096g

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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. Spirulina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170091/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.