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Baby food vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are baby food and garden cress different?

  • Baby food is richer in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, calcium, selenium, and phosphorus, while garden cress is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
  • Baby food covers your daily need for iron, 578% more than garden cress.
  • Baby food contains 35 times more vitamin B3 than garden cress. Baby food contains 34.714mg of vitamin B3, while garden cress contains 1mg.

Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and Cress, garden, raw types were used in this article.

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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 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
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 +163.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +804.9%
Contains more IronIron +3553.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +943.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +415.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2777.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.7%

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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
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 EVitamin E +425.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2947.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +945%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3371.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +343.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +19%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +34500%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +36026.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +86%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby food Garden cress DV% diff.
Iron 47.5mg 1.3mg 578%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 541.9µg 450%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 1mg 211%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 0.08mg 197%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 0.26mg 189%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 69mg 74%
Calcium 733mg 81mg 65%
Phosphorus 392mg 76mg 45%
Selenium 25.9µg 0.9µg 45%
Vitamin A 1µg 346µg 38%
Fiber 7.5g 1.1g 26%
Manganese 0.553mg 24%
Carbs 73.4g 5.5g 23%
Zinc 2.4mg 0.23mg 20%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 0.7mg 20%
Protein 12.2g 2.6g 19%
Copper 0.334mg 0.17mg 18%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0.242mg 17%
Calories 379kcal 32kcal 17%
Magnesium 100mg 38mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 0.228g 10%
Folate 43µg 80µg 9%
Fats 4.4g 0.7g 6%
Potassium 437mg 606mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 0.247mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.769g 0.023g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 0.239g 2%
Choline 23.2mg 19.5mg 1%
Net carbs 65.9g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 4.4g N/A
Sodium 3mg 14mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 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 +369.2%
Contains more FatsFats +528.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1234.5%
Contains more OtherOther +83.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1234.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 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 Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +404.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +644.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97%

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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. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.