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Vegetable vs. Chinese cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between vegetable and Chinese cabbage

  • Vegetable has more fiber, manganese, and copper; however, Chinese cabbage is richer in vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, vitamin B6, and calcium.
  • Chinese cabbage covers your daily vitamin C needs 46% more than vegetable.
  • Chinese cabbage has 4 times less fiber than vegetable. Vegetable has 4.4g of fiber, while Chinese cabbage has 1g.
  • Vegetable has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of vegetable is 66, while the glycemic index of Chinese cabbage is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +15.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +295.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +157.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +138.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +320%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +49.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
~equal in Iron ~0.8mg

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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 +322.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +77.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +71.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +276.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1306.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +162.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +93.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +247.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~223µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Chinese cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 3.2mg 45mg 46%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 45.5µg 18%
Fiber 4.4g 1g 14%
Folate 19µg 66µg 12%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.159mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.194mg 9%
Calcium 25mg 105mg 8%
Copper 0.083mg 0.021mg 7%
Carbs 13.09g 2.18g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.07mg 4%
Calories 65kcal 13kcal 3%
Choline 24.1mg 6.4mg 3%
Protein 2.86g 1.5g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.04mg 3%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.19mg 3%
Phosphorus 51mg 37mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.09mg 2%
Potassium 169mg 252mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0.5mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.088mg 1%
Vitamin A 214µg 223µg 1%
Sodium 35mg 65mg 1%
Magnesium 22mg 19mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 8.69g 1.18g N/A
Iron 0.82mg 0.8mg 0%
Sugar 3.12g 1.18g N/A
Selenium 0.3µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.031g 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.096g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0.088mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.066mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.026mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 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 +90.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +500.5%
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more WaterWater +14.5%
Contains more OtherOther +19.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +33.3%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.