Garden cress vs. Butterbur — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are garden cress and butterbur different?
- Garden cress has more vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B2, folate, iron, manganese, vitamin B6, phosphorus, copper, and magnesium than butterbur.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin A for garden cress is 137% higher.
- Garden cress contains 13 times more vitamin B2 than butterbur. While garden cress contains 0.26mg of vitamin B2, butterbur contains only 0.02mg.
Cress, garden, raw and Butterbur, (fuki), raw are the varieties used 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +171.4% |
Contains more IronIron | +1200% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +65% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +43.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +533.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +101.8% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +27.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -50% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +119% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +11433.3% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +300% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1200% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +400% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +656.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +157.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +700% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin K | 541.9µg | 452% | |
Vitamin C | 69mg | 31.5mg | 42% |
Vitamin A | 346µg | 3µg | 38% |
Folate | 80µg | 10µg | 18% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.26mg | 0.02mg | 18% |
Iron | 1.3mg | 0.1mg | 15% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.247mg | 0.096mg | 12% |
Manganese | 0.553mg | 0.274mg | 12% |
Phosphorus | 76mg | 12mg | 9% |
Copper | 0.17mg | 0.103mg | 7% |
Magnesium | 38mg | 14mg | 6% |
Vitamin B3 | 1mg | 0.2mg | 5% |
Vitamin E | 0.7mg | 5% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.08mg | 0.02mg | 5% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.242mg | 0.032mg | 4% |
Protein | 2.6g | 0.39g | 4% |
Fiber | 1.1g | 4% | |
Choline | 19.5mg | 4% | |
Calcium | 81mg | 103mg | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.228g | 2% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.239g | 1% | |
Calories | 32kcal | 14kcal | 1% |
Zinc | 0.23mg | 0.16mg | 1% |
Potassium | 606mg | 655mg | 1% |
Carbs | 5.5g | 3.61g | 1% |
Fats | 0.7g | 0.04g | 1% |
Net carbs | 4.4g | 3.61g | N/A |
Sugar | 4.4g | N/A | |
Sodium | 14mg | 7mg | 0% |
Selenium | 0.9µg | 0.9µg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.023g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
2.6 g
Fats:
0.7 g
Carbs:
5.5 g
Water:
89.4 g
Other:
1.8 g
Protein:
0.39 g
Fats:
0.04 g
Carbs:
3.61 g
Water:
94.5 g
Other:
1.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +566.7% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1650% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +52.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +23.3% |
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Water
~94.5g