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Chocolate vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chocolate and garden cress

  • Chocolate has more copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, and zinc; however, garden cress is higher in vitamin K and vitamin A.
  • Garden cress covers your daily vitamin K needs 445% more than chocolate.
  • Garden cress contains 805 times less saturated fat than chocolate. Chocolate contains 18.519g of saturated fat, while garden cress contains 0.023g.

Food varieties used in this article are Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids 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 104% 17% 49% 301% 343% 55% 88% 3.1% 185% 16%
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 +284.2%
Contains more IronIron +516.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +504.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +773.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +171.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +156.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41.7%
~equal in Potassium ~606mg

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 0% 0.67% 11% 0% 6.3% 12% 14% 18% 9.7% 29% 20% 0% 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 B5Vitamin B5 +22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +17200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +420%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +37.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +488.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6590.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 8.1µg 541.9µg 445%
Copper 1.028mg 0.17mg 95%
Iron 8.02mg 1.3mg 84%
Saturated fat 18.519g 0.023g 84%
Vitamin C 69mg 77%
Fats 31.28g 0.7g 47%
Manganese 1.419mg 0.553mg 38%
Vitamin A 2µg 346µg 38%
Calories 546kcal 32kcal 26%
Magnesium 146mg 38mg 26%
Fiber 7g 1.1g 24%
Monounsaturated fat 9.54g 0.239g 23%
Folate 80µg 20%
Phosphorus 206mg 76mg 19%
Carbs 61.17g 5.5g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.26mg 16%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.23mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.247mg 16%
Caffeine 43mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 0µg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.092g 0.228g 6%
Protein 4.88g 2.6g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.08mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 0.9µg 4%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Calcium 56mg 81mg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 1mg 2%
Potassium 559mg 606mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.242mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.7mg 1%
Net carbs 54.17g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 47.9g 4.4g N/A
Sodium 24mg 14mg 0%
Trans fat 0.112g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.085g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.947g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 31% 61% 2%
Protein: 4.88 g
Fats: 31.28 g
Carbs: 61.17 g
Water: 0.97 g
Other: 1.7 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 +87.7%
Contains more FatsFats +4368.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1012.2%
Contains more WaterWater +9116.5%
~equal in Other ~1.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 33% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.519 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.54 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.092 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3891.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +378.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/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.