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Carrot vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between carrots and garden cress?

  • Carrots are higher in vitamin A, yet garden cress is higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, manganese, vitamin B2, folate, copper, iron, potassium, and vitamin B6.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 441% more.
  • Carrots have 2 times more vitamin A than garden cress. While carrots have 16706IU of vitamin A, garden cress has only 6917IU.

We used Carrots, raw and Cress, garden, raw types 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.
Carrot
Carrot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
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 +216.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +145.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +89.4%
Contains more IronIron +333.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +277.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +117.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +286.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
~equal in Zinc ~0.23mg

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.
Carrot
Carrot
2
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 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14% 4.8%
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 AVitamin A +141.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1069.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +348.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +79%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4005.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +321.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +121.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.7mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 13.2µg 541.9µg 441%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 69mg 70%
Vitamin A 835µg 346µg 54%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.553mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.26mg 16%
Folate 19µg 80µg 15%
Copper 0.045mg 0.17mg 14%
Iron 0.3mg 1.3mg 13%
Potassium 320mg 606mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.247mg 8%
Fiber 2.8g 1.1g 7%
Magnesium 12mg 38mg 6%
Phosphorus 35mg 76mg 6%
Calcium 33mg 81mg 5%
Protein 0.93g 2.6g 3%
Choline 8.8mg 19.5mg 2%
Sodium 69mg 14mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.239g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.242mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.228g 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.08mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.9µg 1%
Carbs 9.58g 5.5g 1%
Fats 0.24g 0.7g 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Calories 41kcal 32kcal 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 4.74g 4.4g N/A
Zinc 0.24mg 0.23mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 0.7mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.023g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
Carrot
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10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 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 +74.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +179.6%
Contains more FatsFats +191.7%
Contains more OtherOther +87.5%
~equal in Water ~89.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
Carrot
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22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 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 -37.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1607.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94.9%

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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. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/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.