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Corn grain vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between corn grain and garden cress?

  • Corn grain is higher in vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B1, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, and zinc, yet garden cress is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 451% more.
  • Corn grain has 17 times more selenium than garden cress. While corn grain has 15.5µg of selenium, garden cress has only 0.9µg.

We used Corn grain, yellow 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 91% 2.1% 25% 102% 105% 60% 90% 4.6% 63% 85%
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 +234.2%
Contains more IronIron +108.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +84.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +860.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +176.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1622.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1057.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +111.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14%

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% 3.7% 9.8% 0% 96% 46% 68% 25% 144% 0% 0.75% 14% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +381.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +262.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +75.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +151.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3045.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +180533.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +321.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn grain Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.3µg 541.9µg 451%
Vitamin C 0mg 69mg 77%
Vitamin A 11µg 346µg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.622mg 0.247mg 29%
Selenium 15.5µg 0.9µg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.385mg 0.08mg 25%
Fiber 7.3g 1.1g 25%
Carbs 74.26g 5.5g 23%
Magnesium 127mg 38mg 21%
Phosphorus 210mg 76mg 19%
Zinc 2.21mg 0.23mg 18%
Iron 2.71mg 1.3mg 18%
Calories 365kcal 32kcal 17%
Copper 0.314mg 0.17mg 16%
Vitamin B3 3.627mg 1mg 16%
Folate 19µg 80µg 15%
Protein 9.42g 2.6g 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.163g 0.228g 13%
Potassium 287mg 606mg 9%
Calcium 7mg 81mg 7%
Fats 4.74g 0.7g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.201mg 0.26mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.424mg 0.242mg 4%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.251g 0.239g 3%
Saturated fat 0.667g 0.023g 3%
Manganese 0.485mg 0.553mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.49mg 0.7mg 1%
Sodium 35mg 14mg 1%
Net carbs 66.96g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 0.64g 4.4g N/A
Tryptophan 0.067mg 0%
Threonine 0.354mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.337mg 0%
Leucine 1.155mg 0%
Lysine 0.265mg 0%
Methionine 0.197mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.463mg 0%
Valine 0.477mg 0%
Histidine 0.287mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 5% 74% 10%
Protein: 9.42 g
Fats: 4.74 g
Carbs: 74.26 g
Water: 10.37 g
Other: 1.21 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 +262.3%
Contains more FatsFats +577.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1250.2%
Contains more WaterWater +762.1%
Contains more OtherOther +48.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 31% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.667 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.251 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.163 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 +423.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +848.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%

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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. Corn grain - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170288/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.