Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
oatmeal
versus
cooked
napa cabbage
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in oatmeal and napa cabbage:
Oatmeal is high in calories and napa cabbage has 97% less calories than oatmeal - napa cabbage has 12 calories per 100 grams and oatmeal has 367 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, oatmeal is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and heavier in fat compared to napa cabbage per calorie. Oatmeal has a macronutrient ratio of 17:69:15 and for napa cabbage, 30:59:11 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Oatmeal | Napa Cabbage | |
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Protein | 17% | 30% |
Carbohydrates | 69% | 59% |
Fat | 15% | 11% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Oatmeal is high in carbohydrates and napa cabbage has 97% less carbohydrates than oatmeal - napa cabbage has 2.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and oatmeal has 67g of carbohydrates.
Oatmeal is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than napa cabbage - oatmeal has 9.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and napa cabbage does not contain significant amounts.
Oatmeal and napa cabbage contain similar amounts of sugar - oatmeal has 1g of sugar per 100 grams and napa cabbage does not contain significant amounts.
Oatmeal is an excellent source of protein and it has 13 times more protein than napa cabbage - napa cabbage has 1.1g of protein per 100 grams and oatmeal has 16g of protein.
Napa cabbage has less saturated fat than oatmeal - oatmeal has 1.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and napa cabbage does not contain significant amounts.
Napa cabbage has more Vitamin C than oatmeal - napa cabbage has 3.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and oatmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Napa cabbage has more Vitamin A than oatmeal - napa cabbage has 13ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and oatmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Oatmeal has more Vitamin E than napa cabbage - oatmeal has 0.47mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and napa cabbage does not contain significant amounts.
Oatmeal has more thiamin, riboflavin and Vitamin B6, however, napa cabbage contains more pantothenic acid. Both oatmeal and napa cabbage contain significant amounts of niacin and folate.
Oatmeal | Napa Cabbage | |
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Thiamin | 0.73 MG | 0.005 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.14 MG | 0.025 MG |
Niacin | 0.78 MG | 0.466 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.035 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.12 MG | 0.037 MG |
Folate | 32 UG | 43 UG |
Oatmeal is a great source of calcium and it has 79% more calcium than napa cabbage - napa cabbage has 29mg of calcium per 100 grams and oatmeal has 52mg of calcium.
Oatmeal is an excellent source of iron and it has 468% more iron than napa cabbage - napa cabbage has 0.74mg of iron per 100 grams and oatmeal has 4.2mg of iron.
Oatmeal is an excellent source of potassium and it has 302% more potassium than napa cabbage - napa cabbage has 87mg of potassium per 100 grams and oatmeal has 350mg 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: Oatmeal (Cereals, QUAKER, Instant Oatmeal Organic, Regular) and Napa Cabbage (Cabbage, napa, cooked) .
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 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% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||