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Tomato vs. Chinese cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between tomatoes and Chinese cabbage

  • Chinese cabbage is higher than tomatoes in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, calcium, vitamin B6, and iron.
  • Chinese cabbage covers your daily vitamin A needs 73% more than tomatoes.

Food varieties used in this article are Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 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.
Tomato
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
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 CopperCopper +181%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +950%
Contains more IronIron +196.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +39.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Potassium ~252mg

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.
Tomato
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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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
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 150% 74% 1.8% 0% 10% 16% 9.4% 5.3% 45% 0% 114% 50% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +228.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +431%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +268.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +142.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +475.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +340%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.088mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Chinese cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 13.7mg 45mg 35%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 45.5µg 31%
Vitamin A 42µg 223µg 20%
Folate 15µg 66µg 13%
Calcium 10mg 105mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.194mg 9%
Iron 0.27mg 0.8mg 7%
Copper 0.059mg 0.021mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.07mg 4%
Sodium 5mg 65mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.09mg 3%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Manganese 0.114mg 0.159mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 19mg 2%
Phosphorus 24mg 37mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 0.5mg 1%
Fiber 1.2g 1g 1%
Protein 0.88g 1.5g 1%
Carbs 3.89g 2.18g 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.5µg 1%
Calories 18kcal 13kcal 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 2.69g 1.18g N/A
Potassium 237mg 252mg 0%
Sugar 2.63g 1.18g N/A
Zinc 0.17mg 0.19mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0.088mg 0%
Choline 6.7mg 6.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.096g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.088mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0.066mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.026mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 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 +78.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +70.5%
Contains more OtherOther +56.9%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g
~equal in Water ~95.32g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
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20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 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 +106.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15.7%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.027g

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.