Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
whole wheat flour
versus
cabbage
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in whole wheat flour and cabbage:
Whole wheat flour is high in calories and cabbage has 92% less calories than whole wheat flour - whole wheat flour has 332 calories per 100 grams and cabbage has 25 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, whole wheat flour is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to cabbage for fat. Whole wheat flour has a macronutrient ratio of 11:84:5 and for cabbage, 18:79:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Whole Wheat Flour | Cabbage | |
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Protein | 11% | 18% |
Carbohydrates | 84% | 79% |
Fat | 5% | 3% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Whole wheat flour is high in carbohydrates and cabbage has 92% less carbohydrates than whole wheat flour - whole wheat flour has 74.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and cabbage has 5.8g of carbohydrates.
Both whole wheat flour and cabbage are high in dietary fiber. Whole wheat flour has 424% more dietary fiber than cabbage - whole wheat flour has 13.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and cabbage has 2.5g of dietary fiber.
Whole wheat flour and cabbage contain similar amounts of sugar - whole wheat flour has 1g of sugar per 100 grams and cabbage has 3.2g of sugar.
Whole wheat flour is a great source of protein and it has 651% more protein than cabbage - whole wheat flour has 9.6g of protein per 100 grams and cabbage has 1.3g of protein.
Both whole wheat flour and cabbage are low in saturated fat - whole wheat flour has 0.43g of saturated fat per 100 grams and cabbage has 0.03g of saturated fat.
Cabbage is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than whole wheat flour - cabbage has 36.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and whole wheat flour does not contain significant amounts.
Cabbage and whole wheat flour contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - cabbage has 5ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and whole wheat flour does not contain significant amounts.
Whole wheat flour and cabbage contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - whole wheat flour has 0.53mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and cabbage has 0.15mg of Vitamin E.
Cabbage has signficantly more Vitamin K than whole wheat flour - whole wheat flour has 1.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and cabbage has 76ug of Vitamin K.
Whole wheat flour has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and pantothenic acid. Both whole wheat flour and cabbage contain significant amounts of Vitamin B6 and folate.
Whole Wheat Flour | Cabbage | |
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Thiamin | 0.297 MG | 0.061 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.188 MG | 0.04 MG |
Niacin | 5.347 MG | 0.234 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.011 MG | 0.212 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.191 MG | 0.124 MG |
Folate | 28 UG | 43 UG |
Whole wheat flour and cabbage contain similar amounts of calcium - whole wheat flour has 33mg of calcium per 100 grams and cabbage has 40mg of calcium.
Whole wheat flour is an excellent source of iron and it has 689% more iron than cabbage - whole wheat flour has 3.7mg of iron per 100 grams and cabbage has 0.47mg of iron.
Whole wheat flour is an excellent source of potassium and it has 132% more potassium than cabbage - whole wheat flour has 394mg of potassium per 100 grams and cabbage has 170mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, cabbage has more beta-carotene and alpha-carotene than whole wheat flour per 100 grams, however, whole wheat flour contains more lutein + zeaxanthin than cabbage per 100 grams.
Whole Wheat Flour | Cabbage | |
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beta-carotene | 5 UG | 42 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 220 UG | 30 UG |
alpha-carotene | ~ | 33 UG |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Whole Wheat Flour or Cabbage .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Whole Wheat Flour (Wheat flour, whole-grain, soft wheat) and Cabbage (Cabbage, raw) .
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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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% | 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% | manganese | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||