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Arrowroot vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between arrowroot and garden cress

  • Arrowroot has more folate, iron, and vitamin B1; however, garden cress is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, vitamin B2, calcium, and copper.
  • Garden cress covers your daily vitamin A needs 138% more than arrowroot.
  • Garden cress has 4 times less folate than arrowroot. Arrowroot has 338µg of folate, while garden cress has 80µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Arrowroot, raw and Cress, garden, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
Contains more IronIron +70.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +173.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +52%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +40.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +217.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +78.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +69.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +322.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3531.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +34500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +340.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.247mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arrowroot Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 69mg 75%
Folate 338µg 80µg 65%
Vitamin A 1µg 346µg 38%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.553mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.26mg 15%
Iron 2.22mg 1.3mg 12%
Calcium 6mg 81mg 8%
Copper 0.121mg 0.17mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.08mg 5%
Potassium 454mg 606mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.693mg 1mg 4%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.23mg 4%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 38mg 3%
Carbs 13.39g 5.5g 3%
Phosphorus 98mg 76mg 3%
Protein 4.24g 2.6g 3%
Calories 65kcal 32kcal 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.239g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.266mg 0.247mg 1%
Sodium 26mg 14mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.242mg 1%
Fiber 1.3g 1.1g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.7g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.228g 1%
Net carbs 12.09g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.023g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +63.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +143.5%
Contains more FatsFats +250%
Contains more WaterWater +10.7%
Contains more OtherOther +26.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5875%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +147.8%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/nutrients
  2. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.