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Garden cress vs. Arrowroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between garden cress and arrowroot

  • Garden cress has more vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, vitamin B2, calcium, and copper; however, arrowroot is richer in folate, iron, and vitamin B1.
  • Garden cress covers your daily vitamin A needs 138% more than arrowroot.
  • Arrowroot has 36 times less vitamin C than garden cress. Garden cress has 69mg of vitamin C, while arrowroot has 1.9mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cress, garden, raw and Arrowroot, 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 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +52%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +40.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +217.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more IronIron +70.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +173.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.9%

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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
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 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3531.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +34500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +340.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +78.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +69.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +322.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.266mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Arrowroot DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Vitamin C 69mg 1.9mg 75%
Folate 80µg 338µg 65%
Vitamin A 346µg 1µg 38%
Manganese 0.553mg 0.174mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.059mg 15%
Iron 1.3mg 2.22mg 12%
Calcium 81mg 6mg 8%
Copper 0.17mg 0.121mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.143mg 5%
Potassium 606mg 454mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1mg 1.693mg 4%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.63mg 4%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Magnesium 38mg 25mg 3%
Carbs 5.5g 13.39g 3%
Phosphorus 76mg 98mg 3%
Protein 2.6g 4.24g 3%
Calories 32kcal 65kcal 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.004g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.266mg 1%
Sodium 14mg 26mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.292mg 1%
Fiber 1.1g 1.3g 1%
Fats 0.7g 0.2g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.092g 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 12.09g N/A
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.039g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
Contains more FatsFats +250%
Contains more OtherOther +26.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +63.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +143.5%
~equal in Water ~80.75g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5875%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +147.8%

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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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/nutrients
  2. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/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.