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Garden cress vs. Chestnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between garden cress and chestnut

  • Garden cress has more vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B2, and folate; however, chestnut has more copper, manganese, vitamin B1, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for garden cress is 138% higher.
  • Chestnut has 3 times less vitamin C than garden cress. Garden cress has 69mg of vitamin C, while chestnut has 26.7mg.

Food types used in this article are Cress, garden, raw and Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed.

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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% 14% 63% 65% 157% 6.8% 42% 3.5% 111% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +76.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -48.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18%
Contains more IronIron +33.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +177.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +54.4%
~equal in Zinc ~0.25mg

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 89% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 24% 14% 19% 54% 0% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +158.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +34500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +110.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.233mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Chestnut DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Vitamin C 69mg 26.7mg 47%
Vitamin A 346µg 1µg 38%
Copper 0.17mg 0.472mg 34%
Manganese 0.553mg 0.854mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.104mg 12%
Folate 80µg 38µg 11%
Carbs 5.5g 27.76g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.148mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Calories 32kcal 131kcal 5%
Iron 1.3mg 1.73mg 5%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Magnesium 38mg 54mg 4%
Calcium 81mg 46mg 4%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Potassium 606mg 715mg 3%
Phosphorus 76mg 99mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.545g 2%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.731mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Sodium 14mg 27mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.26g 1%
Protein 2.6g 2g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.316mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.233mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.476g 1%
Fats 0.7g 1.38g 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 27.76g N/A
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Zinc 0.23mg 0.25mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 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
2% 28% 68%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 1.38 g
Carbs: 27.76 g
Water: 68.15 g
Other: 0.71 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30%
Contains more WaterWater +31.2%
Contains more OtherOther +153.5%
Contains more FatsFats +97.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +404.7%

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
20% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.476 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.545 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +99.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +139%

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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. Chestnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170168/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.