Collard Greens vs Savoy Cabbage – Which is Healthier?

Our Verdict

When comparing collard greens to savoy cabbage, we picked the collards.

Why?

Both are excellent! But…

In terms of macros, the collards have more fiber, carbs, and protein, making them the “more food per food” option in this category.

In the category of vitamins, collards have more of vitamins, A, B2, B3, and C, while savoy cabbage has more of vitamins B1, B5, and B6. That’s already a 4:1 win for collards, plus the margins of difference are greater for collards too, winning this round easily.

Looking at minerals, collard greens have more calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium, and selenium, while savoy cabbage has more copper, phosphorus, and zinc, yielding to collards a 6:3 win here, plus the margins of difference are once again much greater for collards, so this round’s quite one-sided too.

In other considerations, both are great for polyphenols, but collards have more, as well as other beneficial phytochemicals (with assorted carotenoids featuring highly), giving another round to collards.

Adding up the sections makes for a very clear overall win for collard greens, but by all means do enjoy either or both; savoy cabbage is great too; it just doesn’t look it when standing next to collards!

Want to learn more?

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Enjoy!