Chinese cabbage vs. Yardlong beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between Chinese cabbage and yardlong beans?

Chinese cabbage is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, and folate, yet yardlong beans is richer in magnesium.
Chinese cabbage's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 32% higher.
Chinese cabbage has 10 times more vitamin A than yardlong beans. Chinese cabbage has 223µg of vitamin A, while yardlong beans has 23µg.
Chinese cabbage has a lower glycemic index than yardlong beans.

We used Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw and Yardlong bean, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chinese cabbage

Yardlong beans

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+138.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+121.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.1%
Contains more IronIron	+22.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+123.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+89.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+26.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+200%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chinese cabbage

Yardlong beans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+177.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+869.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+72.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+708.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+46.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+112.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+41.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+26%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	45.5µg		38%
Vitamin C	45mg	16.2mg	32%
Vitamin A	223µg	23µg	22%
Vitamin B6	0.194mg	0.024mg	13%
Calcium	105mg	44mg	6%
Magnesium	19mg	42mg	5%
Folate	66µg	45µg	5%
Fiber	1g		4%
Vitamin B1	0.04mg	0.085mg	4%
Copper	0.021mg	0.047mg	3%
Phosphorus	37mg	57mg	3%
Sodium	65mg	4mg	3%
Calories	13kcal	47kcal	2%
Protein	1.5g	2.53g	2%
Carbs	2.18g	9.18g	2%
Iron	0.8mg	0.98mg	2%
Zinc	0.19mg	0.36mg	2%
Manganese	0.159mg	0.201mg	2%
Selenium	0.5µg	1.5µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.099mg	2%
Potassium	252mg	290mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.09mg		1%
Vitamin B3	0.5mg	0.63mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.088mg	0.051mg	1%
Choline	6.4mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	5.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	87kcal	186kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	769g	213g	N/A
Fats	0.2g	0.1g	0%
Net carbs	1.18g	9.18g	N/A
Sugar	1.18g		N/A
Saturated fat	0.027g	0.026g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.015g	0.009g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.096g	0.042g	0%
Tryptophan	0.015mg	0.029mg	0%
Threonine	0.049mg	0.094mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.085mg	0.135mg	0%
Leucine	0.088mg	0.18mg	0%
Lysine	0.089mg	0.166mg	0%
Methionine	0.009mg	0.036mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.044mg	0.139mg	0%
Valine	0.066mg	0.146mg	0%
Histidine	0.026mg	0.082mg	0%