Cabbage vs Collard Greens – Which is Healthier?
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Our Verdict
When comparing cabbage to collard greens, we picked the collards.
Why?
In terms of macros, collard greens have more fiber, carbs, and protein, winning this round
In the category of vitamins, cabbage has more of vitamins B1, B5, and B6, while collard greens have more of vitamins A, B2, B3, B7, B9, and C, making a compelling win for collards here.
Looking at minerals, cabbage is not higher in any minerals, while collard greens have more calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, and zinc. An uncontested win for collard greens!
Adding up the sections makes for a clear overall win for collard greens, but by all means do enjoy either or both; diversity is good and cabbage is great too; it just doesn’t look it while standing next to collards!
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