Red cabbage vs. Winter squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between red cabbage and winter squash?

Red cabbage is richer in vitamin C and vitamin K, yet winter squash is richer in vitamin A and copper.
Red cabbage's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 53% higher.
Red cabbage has 9 times more vitamin K than winter squash. Red cabbage has 38.2µg of vitamin K, while winter squash has 4.4µg.
Winter squash has a lower glycemic index than red cabbage.

We used Cabbage, red, raw and Squash, winter, all varieties, cooked, baked, 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.

Red cabbage

Winter squash

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+104.5%
Contains more IronIron	+81.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+57.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+29.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+50%

Contains more CopperCopper	+382.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.3%

~equal in Potassium ~241mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.22mg

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.

Red cabbage

Winter squash

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+493.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+29.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+768.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+366.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+59.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+11.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.12mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.067mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	57mg	9.6mg	53%
Vitamin K	38.2µg	4.4µg	28%
Vitamin A	56µg	261µg	23%
Copper	0.017mg	0.082mg	7%
Iron	0.8mg	0.44mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.064mg	0.016mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.209mg	0.161mg	4%
Fiber	2.1g	2.8g	3%
Calcium	45mg	22mg	2%
Phosphorus	30mg	19mg	2%
Manganese	0.243mg	0.187mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.147mg	0.234mg	2%
Fructose	1.48g		2%
Protein	1.43g	0.89g	1%
Magnesium	16mg	13mg	1%
Sodium	27mg	1mg	1%
Folate	18µg	20µg	1%
Choline	17.1mg	10.6mg	1%
Calories	31kcal	37kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	4.6g	2.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	217kcal	416kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	323g	270g	N/A
Fats	0.16g	0.35g	0%
Net carbs	5.27g	6.05g	N/A
Carbs	7.37g	8.85g	0%
Potassium	243mg	241mg	0%
Sugar	3.83g	3.3g	N/A
Zinc	0.22mg	0.22mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.12mg	0%
Selenium	0.6µg	0.4µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.067mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.418mg	0.495mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.021g	0.072g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.012g	0.026g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.08g	0.147g	0%
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	0.039mg	0.027mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.034mg	0.035mg	0%
Leucine	0.046mg	0.05mg	0%
Lysine	0.049mg	0.033mg	0%
Methionine	0.014mg	0.011mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.036mg	0.035mg	0%
Valine	0.048mg	0.038mg	0%
Histidine	0.024mg	0.017mg	0%