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Cabbage vs. Chayote — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cabbage and chayote different?

  • Cabbage has more vitamin K and vitamin C; however, chayote is richer in folate, copper, and zinc.
  • Cabbage covers your daily need for vitamin K, 60% more than chayote.
  • Cabbage has 5 times more vitamin C than chayote. Cabbage has 36.6mg of vitamin C, while chayote has 7.7mg.

Cabbage, raw and Chayote, fruit, raw types were used 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 8.6% 12% 15% 18% 6.3% 4.9% 11% 2.3% 21% 1.6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +135.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36%
Contains more IronIron +38.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more CopperCopper +547.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +311.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 122% 0% 1.7% 3% 15% 9.2% 4.4% 13% 29% 0% 190% 32%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 26% 0% 0% 2.4% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +375.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +144%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1753.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +116.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cabbage Chayote DV% diff.
Vitamin K 76µg 4.1µg 60%
Vitamin C 36.6mg 7.7mg 32%
Folate 43µg 93µg 13%
Copper 0.019mg 0.123mg 12%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.74mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.124mg 0.076mg 4%
Fiber 2.5g 1.7g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.061mg 0.025mg 3%
Calcium 40mg 17mg 2%
Iron 0.47mg 0.34mg 2%
Fructose 1.45g 2%
Protein 1.28g 0.82g 1%
Potassium 170mg 125mg 1%
Phosphorus 26mg 18mg 1%
Sodium 18mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.189mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.029mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.234mg 0.47mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.212mg 0.249mg 1%
Calories 25kcal 19kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 5.1g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 195kcal 232kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 400g 526g N/A
Fats 0.1g 0.13g 0%
Net carbs 3.3g 2.81g N/A
Carbs 5.8g 4.51g 0%
Magnesium 12mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 3.2g 1.66g N/A
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.12mg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.2µg 0%
Choline 10.7mg 9.2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.057g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.041mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0.047mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0.063mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 1.28 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 5.8 g
Water: 92.18 g
Other: 0.64 g
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +56.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28.6%
Contains more OtherOther +113.3%
Contains more FatsFats +30%
~equal in Water ~94.24g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 25% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +70%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +235.3%

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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. Cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169975/nutrients
  2. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/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.