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Sweet potato vs. Napa cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sweet potato and napa cabbage?

  • Sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, potassium, copper, and vitamin B1, yet napa cabbage is higher in folate.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 278% more.
  • Sweet potato has 23 times more vitamin B5 than napa cabbage. While sweet potato has 0.8mg of vitamin B5, napa cabbage has only 0.035mg.
  • The glycemic index of napa cabbage is lower.

We used Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Cabbage, napa, cooked types in this article.

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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 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
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 +212.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +287.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +57.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +114.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +147.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more IronIron +21.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
~equal in Calcium ~29mg

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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
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 AVitamin A +5353.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1460%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +144%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +464.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +290.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Napa cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 13µg 77%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.035mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.037mg 13%
Fiber 3g 12%
Folate 11µg 43µg 8%
Potassium 337mg 87mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.005mg 6%
Carbs 20.12g 2.23g 6%
Copper 0.151mg 0.096mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Phosphorus 47mg 19mg 4%
Calories 86kcal 12kcal 4%
Magnesium 25mg 8mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.025mg 3%
Iron 0.61mg 0.74mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Sodium 55mg 11mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.203mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 3.2mg 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.14mg 1%
Protein 1.57g 1.1g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.466mg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 2.23g N/A
Calcium 30mg 29mg 0%
Sugar 4.18g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 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 +42.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +802.2%
Contains more OtherOther +476.5%
Contains more FatsFats +240%
Contains more WaterWater +24.7%

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. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.