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.
Spinach | Pak-choi |
Nutrient | spinach | pak-choi |
Protein | 25g | 23g |
Carbohydrate | 32g | 34g |
Fiber | 19g | 15g |
Fat | 3g | 3g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 3g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 1g | 1g |
Saturated Fat | 1g | 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 | spinach | pak-choi |
Choline | 37% | 22% |
Vitamin A | 653% | 549% |
Vitamin C | 326% | 923% |
Vitamin E | 147% | 12% |
Vitamin K | 5249% | 875% |
Spinach have significantly more Vitamins A, E, K than pak-choi. Pak-choi have significantly more Vitamins C than spinach. Spinach are a great source of Thiamin, Niacin, Zinc, Phosphorus. Spinach are an excellent source of Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Vitamin C, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Iron. Pak-choi are a good source of Pantothenic Acid, Zinc. Pak-choi are a great source of Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Magnesium, Phosphorus. Pak-choi are an excellent source of Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Calcium, Iron.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | spinach | pak-choi |
Vitamin B1 | 68% | 62% |
Vitamin B2 | 149% | 98% |
Vitamin B3 | 53% | 64% |
Vitamin B5 | 11% | 27% |
Vitamin B6 | 154% | 271% |
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 | spinach | pak-choi |
Sodium | 46% | 67% |
Potasium | 139% | 111% |
Calcium | 172% | 323% |
Magnesium | 196% | 84% |
Phosphorus | 73% | 98% |
Iron | 393% | 205% |
Manganese | 339% | 106% |
Selenium | 19% | 17% |
Copper | 113% | 32% |
Zinc | 49% | 31% |