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Star anise vs. Napa cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between star anise and napa cabbage

  • Star anise has more iron, manganese, copper, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, zinc, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin B1 than napa cabbage.
  • Star anise's daily need coverage for iron is 453% more.
  • Star anise contains 68 times more vitamin B1 than napa cabbage. Star anise contains 0.34mg of vitamin B1, while napa cabbage contains 0.005mg.
  • Star anise has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of star anise is 89, while the glycemic index of napa cabbage is 32.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, anise seed and Cabbage, napa, cooked.

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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 121% 194% 127% 1386% 303% 145% 189% 2.1% 300% 27%
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 +2025%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2127.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1556.3%
Contains more IronIron +4894.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +847.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +3685.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2215.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1033%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31.3%

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 70% 5.3% 0% 0% 85% 67% 57% 48% 150% 0% 0% 7.5% 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 11% 4.3% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 8.7% 2.1% 8.5% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +556.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1060%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +556.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2177.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1656.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +330%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Star anise Napa cabbage DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 0.74mg 453%
Manganese 2.3mg 0.203mg 91%
Copper 0.91mg 0.096mg 90%
Calcium 646mg 29mg 62%
Phosphorus 440mg 19mg 60%
Fiber 14.6g 58%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.037mg 47%
Zinc 5.3mg 0.14mg 47%
Potassium 1441mg 87mg 40%
Magnesium 170mg 8mg 39%
Protein 17.6g 1.1g 33%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.005mg 28%
Fats 15.9g 0.17g 24%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 21%
Vitamin C 21mg 3.2mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.025mg 20%
Carbs 50.02g 2.23g 16%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 0.466mg 16%
Calories 337kcal 12kcal 16%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.035mg 15%
Selenium 5µg 0.4µg 8%
Folate 10µg 43µg 8%
Saturated fat 0.586g 3%
Net carbs 35.42g 2.23g N/A
Sodium 16mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin A 16µg 13µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 16% 50% 10% 7%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 15.9 g
Carbs: 50.02 g
Water: 9.54 g
Other: 6.94 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 +1500%
Contains more FatsFats +9252.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2143%
Contains more OtherOther +3982.4%
Contains more WaterWater +909.7%

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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. Star anise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171316/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.

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