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Garden cress vs. Cheese sandwich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between garden cress and cheese sandwich?

  • Garden cress is richer in vitamin A and vitamin C, yet cheese sandwich is richer in phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B1, manganese, iron, and vitamin B3.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 137% higher.
  • Garden cress has 46 times more vitamin C than cheese sandwich. Garden cress has 69mg of vitamin C, while cheese sandwich has 1.5mg.
  • Garden cress contains less sodium.

We used Cress, garden, raw and Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling 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 39% 61% 27% 98% 53% 24% 164% 109% 141% 133%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +151.9%
Contains more IronIron +101.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +278.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +402.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +95.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2600%
~equal in Copper ~0.16mg

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 5% 7% 0% 0% 90% 99% 60% 37% 60% 15% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1547.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +347.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +218.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +157%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.261mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Cheese sandwich DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Vitamin C 69mg 1.5mg 75%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 9.166g 60%
Phosphorus 76mg 382mg 44%
Selenium 0.9µg 24.3µg 43%
Fats 0.7g 25g 37%
Vitamin A 346µg 21µg 36%
Sodium 14mg 839mg 36%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 10.351g 25%
Calories 32kcal 497kcal 23%
Manganese 0.553mg 1.083mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.358mg 23%
Saturated fat 0.023g 4.129g 19%
Carbs 5.5g 58.2g 18%
Iron 1.3mg 2.62mg 17%
Protein 2.6g 9.8g 14%
Vitamin B3 1mg 3.185mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.427mg 13%
Calcium 81mg 204mg 12%
Potassium 606mg 306mg 9%
Fiber 1.1g 3.1g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.622mg 8%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.87mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.12µg 5%
Folate 80µg 64µg 4%
Magnesium 38mg 54mg 4%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 7mg 2%
Copper 0.17mg 0.16mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.261mg 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 55.1g N/A
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Tryptophan 0.13mg 0%
Threonine 0.298mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.383mg 0%
Leucine 0.698mg 0%
Lysine 0.344mg 0%
Methionine 0.167mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.472mg 0%
Valine 0.438mg 0%
Histidine 0.219mg 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
10% 25% 58% 3% 4%
Protein: 9.8 g
Fats: 25 g
Carbs: 58.2 g
Water: 3.2 g
Other: 3.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +2693.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +276.9%
Contains more FatsFats +3471.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +958.2%
Contains more OtherOther +111.1%

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
17% 44% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.129 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.351 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.166 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4231%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3920.2%

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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. Cheese sandwich - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172747/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.