First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Cabbage | Carrots |
Nutrient | cabbage | carrots |
Protein | 10g | 4g |
Carbohydrate | 46g | 47g |
Fiber | 20g | 17g |
Fat | 1g | 1g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 1g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 0g |
Saturated Fat | 0g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | cabbage | carrots |
Choline | 21% | 11% |
Vitamin A | 6% | 631% |
Vitamin C | 390% | 20% |
Vitamin E | 10% | 0% |
Vitamin K | 760% | 67% |
Cabbage have significantly more Vitamins E, C, K than carrots. Carrots have significantly more Vitamins A than cabbage. Cabbage are a good source of Riboflavin, Pantothenic Acid, Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorus. Cabbage are a great source of Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Calcium, Iron. Cabbage are an excellent source of Vitamin K, Vitamin C. Carrots are a good source of Vitamin C, Niacin, Potassium, Calcium, Phosphorus. Carrots are a great source of Vitamin K, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Iron. Carrots are an excellent source of Vitamin A.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | cabbage | carrots |
Vitamin B1 | 49% | 17% |
Vitamin B2 | 29% | 19% |
Vitamin B3 | 16% | 27% |
Vitamin B5 | 34% | 46% |
Vitamin B6 | 90% | 55% |
Vitamin B12 | 0% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | cabbage | carrots |
Sodium | 10% | 30% |
Potasium | 39% | 39% |
Calcium | 64% | 37% |
Magnesium | 27% | 16% |
Phosphorus | 36% | 28% |
Iron | 63% | 85% |
Manganese | 56% | 38% |
Selenium | 5% | 11% |
Copper | 15% | 57% |
Zinc | 15% | 10% |