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Sugar vs. Chinese cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sugar and Chinese cabbage

  • Sugar contains less vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, vitamin B6, calcium, iron, potassium, manganese, and phosphorus than Chinese cabbage.
  • Chinese cabbage's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 89% higher.
  • Chinese cabbage has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of Chinese cabbage is 32, while the glycemic index of sugar is 65.

The food types used in this comparison are Sugars, granulated 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.
Sugar
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
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 less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12500%
Contains more IronIron +1500%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +1800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3875%

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.
Sugar
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +268.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar Chinese cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 45mg 50%
Vitamin K 0µg 45.5µg 38%
Carbs 99.98g 2.18g 33%
Vitamin A 0µg 223µg 25%
Calories 387kcal 13kcal 19%
Folate 0µg 66µg 17%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.194mg 15%
Calcium 1mg 105mg 10%
Iron 0.05mg 0.8mg 9%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.159mg 7%
Potassium 2mg 252mg 7%
Magnesium 0mg 19mg 5%
Phosphorus 0mg 37mg 5%
Fiber 0g 1g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.07mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.5mg 3%
Protein 0g 1.5g 3%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.04mg 3%
Sodium 1mg 65mg 3%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.19mg 2%
Copper 0.007mg 0.021mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.088mg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.09mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.096g 1%
Choline 0mg 6.4mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 99.98g 1.18g N/A
Sugar 99.8g 1.18g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.015g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.088mg 0%
Lysine 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.066mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 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 CarbsCarbs +4486.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +476500%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.

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