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Rapini vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are rapini and garden cress different?

  • Rapini is higher in iron, vitamin B1, and fiber; however, garden cress is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, copper, potassium, vitamin B2, and manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for garden cress is 265% higher.
  • Rapini contains 2 times more fiber than garden cress. While rapini contains 2.7g of fiber, garden cress contains only 1.1g.

Broccoli raab, raw and Cress, garden, raw are the varieties 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 32% 17% 80% 14% 21% 31% 4.3% 52% 5.5%
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 CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +64.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +234.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +209.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +304.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +40%
~equal in Phosphorus ~76mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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.
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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 67% 44% 32% 0% 41% 30% 23% 19% 39% 0% 560% 62% 10%
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 +131.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +102.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +241.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +164.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +101.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +44.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +141.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~80µg
~equal in Choline ~19.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rapini Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 224µg 541.9µg 265%
Vitamin C 20.2mg 69mg 54%
Vitamin A 131µg 346µg 24%
Copper 0.042mg 0.17mg 14%
Potassium 196mg 606mg 12%
Iron 2.14mg 1.3mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.129mg 0.26mg 10%
Manganese 0.395mg 0.553mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.162mg 0.08mg 7%
Fiber 2.7g 1.1g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.171mg 0.247mg 6%
Vitamin E 1.62mg 0.7mg 6%
Zinc 0.77mg 0.23mg 5%
Magnesium 22mg 38mg 4%
Calcium 108mg 81mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.322mg 0.242mg 2%
Folate 83µg 80µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.239g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 0.228g 1%
Vitamin B3 1.221mg 1mg 1%
Calories 22kcal 32kcal 1%
Protein 3.17g 2.6g 1%
Sodium 33mg 14mg 1%
Carbs 2.85g 5.5g 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.7g 0%
Net carbs 0.15g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 0.38g 4.4g N/A
Phosphorus 73mg 76mg 0%
Selenium 1µg 0.9µg 0%
Choline 18.3mg 19.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.05g 0.023g 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.106mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.104mg 0%
Leucine 0.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.198mg 0%
Methionine 0.048mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.128mg 0%
Valine 0.153mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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3% 3% 93%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 2.85 g
Water: 92.55 g
Other: 0.94 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 +21.9%
Contains more FatsFats +42.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +93%
Contains more OtherOther +91.5%
~equal in Water ~89.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 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 -54%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +819.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +75.4%

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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. Rapini - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170381/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.