Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cabbage
versus
pea shoots
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in cabbage and pea shoots:
Cabbage and pea shoots contain similar amounts of calories - cabbage has 25 calories per 100 grams and pea shoot has 35 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, cabbage is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to pea shoots per calorie. Cabbage has a macronutrient ratio of 17:80:3 and for pea shoots, 23:69:8 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Cabbage | Pea Shoots | |
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Protein | 17% | 23% |
Carbohydrates | 80% | 69% |
Fat | 3% | 8% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Cabbage and pea shoots contain similar amounts of carbs - cabbage has 5.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and pea shoot has 7.1g of carbohydrates.
Both cabbage and pea shoots are high in dietary fiber. Cabbage has a little more dietary fiber (4%) than pea shoot by weight - cabbage has 2.5g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and pea shoot has 2.4g of dietary fiber.
Cabbage and pea shoots contain similar amounts of sugar - cabbage has 3.2g of sugar per 100 grams and pea shoot has 3.5g of sugar.
Cabbage and pea shoots contain similar amounts of protein - cabbage has 1.3g of protein per 100 grams and pea shoot has 2.4g of protein.
Both cabbage and pea shoots are low in saturated fat - cabbage has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and pea shoot does not contain significant amounts.
Both cabbage and pea shoots are high in Vitamin C. Cabbage has 48% more Vitamin C than pea shoot - cabbage has 36.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and pea shoot has 24.7mg of Vitamin C.
Cabbage and pea shoots contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - cabbage has 5ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and pea shoot has 12ug of Vitamin A.
Cabbage and pea shoots contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - cabbage has 0.15mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and pea shoot does not contain significant amounts.
Cabbage has signficantly more Vitamin K than pea shoot - cabbage has 76ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and pea shoot does not contain significant amounts.
Pea shoot has more niacin, however, cabbage contains more pantothenic acid. Both cabbage and pea shoots contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Cabbage | Pea Shoots | |
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Thiamin | 0.061 MG | 0.1 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.04 MG | 0.05 MG |
Niacin | 0.234 MG | 1 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.212 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.124 MG | 0.1 MG |
Folate | 43 UG | 62 UG |
Cabbage has 67% more calcium than pea shoot - cabbage has 40mg of calcium per 100 grams and pea shoot has 24mg of calcium.
Pea shoot has 170% more iron than cabbage - cabbage has 0.47mg of iron per 100 grams and pea shoot has 1.3mg of iron.
Cabbage and pea shoots contain similar amounts of potassium - cabbage has 170mg of potassium per 100 grams and pea shoot has 160mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Cabbage (Cabbage, raw) and Pea Shoots (ORGANIC PEA SHOOTS) .
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||