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Wheat vs. Cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between wheat and cabbage

  • Wheat is higher in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B1, yet cabbage is higher in vitamin C.
  • Wheat covers your daily selenium needs 162% more than cabbage.
  • Wheat contains 29 times more copper than cabbage. While wheat contains 0.553mg of copper, cabbage contains only 0.019mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Wheat, durum and Cabbage, 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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 12% 15% 18% 6.3% 4.9% 11% 2.3% 21% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153.5%
Contains more IronIron +648.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +2810.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2211.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1853.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1782.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +29700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +17.6%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 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 122% 1.7% 3% 0% 15% 9.2% 4.4% 13% 29% 0% 190% 32% 5.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +586.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +202.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2779.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +341%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +237.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~43µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Cabbage DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 0.3µg 162%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.16mg 124%
Phosphorus 508mg 26mg 69%
Vitamin K 76µg 63%
Copper 0.553mg 0.019mg 59%
Vitamin C 0mg 36.6mg 41%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.234mg 41%
Iron 3.52mg 0.47mg 38%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.18mg 36%
Magnesium 144mg 12mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.061mg 30%
Protein 13.68g 1.28g 25%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.124mg 23%
Carbs 71.13g 5.8g 22%
Calories 339kcal 25kcal 16%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.212mg 14%
Fiber 2.5g 10%
Potassium 431mg 170mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.017g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.04mg 6%
Fats 2.47g 0.1g 4%
Fructose 1.45g 2%
Choline 10.7mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.034g 2%
Sodium 2mg 18mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.017g 1%
Calcium 34mg 40mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 3.3g N/A
Sugar 3.2g N/A
Folate 43µg 43µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0.03mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0.042mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
6% 92%
Protein: 1.28 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 5.8 g
Water: 92.18 g
Other: 0.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +968.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2370%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1126.4%
Contains more OtherOther +178.1%
Contains more WaterWater +742.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
50% 25% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1923.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5652.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.5%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/nutrients
  2. Cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169975/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.