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Garden cress vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between garden cress and carrots?

  • Garden cress is higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, manganese, vitamin B2, folate, copper, iron, potassium, and vitamin B6, yet carrots are higher in vitamin A.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 441% more.
  • Garden cress has 12 times more vitamin C than carrots. While garden cress has 69mg of vitamin C, carrots have only 5.9mg.

We used Cress, garden, raw and Carrots, 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 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +216.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +145.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +89.4%
Contains more IronIron +333.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +277.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +117.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +286.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
~equal in Zinc ~0.24mg

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%
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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 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1069.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +348.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +79%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4005.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +321.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +121.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +141.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.66mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.983mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 13.2µg 441%
Vitamin C 69mg 5.9mg 70%
Vitamin A 346µg 835µg 54%
Manganese 0.553mg 0.143mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.058mg 16%
Folate 80µg 19µg 15%
Copper 0.17mg 0.045mg 14%
Iron 1.3mg 0.3mg 13%
Potassium 606mg 320mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.138mg 8%
Fiber 1.1g 2.8g 7%
Magnesium 38mg 12mg 6%
Phosphorus 76mg 35mg 6%
Calcium 81mg 33mg 5%
Protein 2.6g 0.93g 3%
Choline 19.5mg 8.8mg 2%
Sodium 14mg 69mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.014g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.273mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.117g 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.066mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.1µg 1%
Carbs 5.5g 9.58g 1%
Fats 0.7g 0.24g 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Calories 32kcal 41kcal 0%
Net carbs 4.4g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 4.4g 4.74g N/A
Zinc 0.23mg 0.24mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.66mg 0%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.983mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 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
Carrot
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10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +179.6%
Contains more FatsFats +191.7%
Contains more OtherOther +87.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +74.2%
~equal in Water ~88.29g

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
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22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1607.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94.9%

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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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/nutrients
  2. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/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.