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Arugula vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between arugula and garden cress

  • Arugula has more calcium; however, garden cress has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, copper, manganese, and potassium.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 361% more.
  • Arugula has 2 times more calcium than garden cress. Arugula has 160mg of calcium, while garden cress has 81mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Arugula, 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 34% 48% 33% 55% 25% 13% 22% 3.5% 42% 1.6%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +23.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +97.5%
Contains more IronIron +12.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +104.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +123.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -48.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +72.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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 50% 40% 8.6% 0% 11% 20% 5.7% 26% 17% 0% 272% 73% 8.3%
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 B5Vitamin B5 +80.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +360%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +190.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +62.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +202.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +227.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +238.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +399%
Contains more CholineCholine +27.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arugula Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 108.6µg 541.9µg 361%
Vitamin C 15mg 69mg 60%
Vitamin A 119µg 346µg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.247mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.26mg 13%
Manganese 0.321mg 0.553mg 10%
Copper 0.076mg 0.17mg 10%
Calcium 160mg 81mg 8%
Potassium 369mg 606mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.305mg 1mg 4%
Folate 97µg 80µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.437mg 0.242mg 4%
Phosphorus 52mg 76mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.08mg 3%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.23mg 2%
Fiber 1.6g 1.1g 2%
Iron 1.46mg 1.3mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.7mg 2%
Magnesium 47mg 38mg 2%
Choline 15.3mg 19.5mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.319g 0.228g 1%
Sodium 27mg 14mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.9µg 1%
Carbs 3.65g 5.5g 1%
Calories 25kcal 32kcal 0%
Protein 2.58g 2.6g 0%
Fats 0.66g 0.7g 0%
Net carbs 2.05g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 2.05g 4.4g N/A
Saturated fat 0.086g 0.023g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.049g 0.239g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.58 g
Fats: 0.66 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 91.71 g
Other: 1.4 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 CarbsCarbs +50.7%
Contains more OtherOther +28.6%
~equal in Protein ~2.6g
~equal in Fats ~0.7g
~equal in Water ~89.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.086 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.319 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 more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +39.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +387.8%

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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. Arugula - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169387/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.