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Garden cress vs. Bell pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between garden cress and bell peppers?

  • Garden cress is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, vitamin B2, folate, potassium, iron, copper, and phosphorus, yet bell peppers are richer in vitamin C.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 445% higher.
  • Garden cress has 19 times more vitamin A than bell peppers. Garden cress has 6917IU of vitamin A, while bell peppers have 370IU.

We used Cress, garden, raw and Peppers, sweet, green, raw types in this comparison.

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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 7.1% 3% 15% 13% 22% 3.5% 8.6% 0.39% 16% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +280%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +710%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +246.3%
Contains more IronIron +282.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +157.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +280%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +353.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.6%

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 268% 6% 7.4% 0% 14% 6.5% 9% 5.9% 52% 0% 19% 7.5% 3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1822.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +89.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +828.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +144.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7223%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more CholineCholine +254.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +16.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.224mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Bell pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 7.4µg 445%
Vitamin A 346µg 18µg 36%
Manganese 0.553mg 0.122mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.028mg 18%
Folate 80µg 10µg 18%
Potassium 606mg 175mg 13%
Vitamin C 69mg 80.4mg 13%
Copper 0.17mg 0.066mg 12%
Iron 1.3mg 0.34mg 12%
Phosphorus 76mg 20mg 8%
Magnesium 38mg 10mg 7%
Calcium 81mg 10mg 7%
Choline 19.5mg 5.5mg 3%
Protein 2.6g 0.86g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.099mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.48mg 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.057mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.37mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.224mg 2%
Fiber 1.1g 1.7g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.008g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.062g 1%
Calories 32kcal 20kcal 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Fats 0.7g 0.17g 1%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.13mg 1%
Carbs 5.5g 4.64g 0%
Net carbs 4.4g 2.94g N/A
Sugar 4.4g 2.4g N/A
Sodium 14mg 3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.86 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 4.64 g
Water: 93.89 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +202.3%
Contains more FatsFats +311.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.5%
Contains more OtherOther +309.1%
~equal in Water ~93.89g

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
45% 6% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2887.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +267.7%

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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. Bell pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170427/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.