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Garden cress vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between garden cress and cornmeal

  • Garden cress has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, and potassium; however, cornmeal is higher in vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B3, and selenium.
  • Garden cress covers your daily vitamin K needs 452% more than cornmeal.

Food varieties used in this article are Cress, garden, raw and Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow.

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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 23% 0.9% 13% 164% 25% 18% 42% 0.91% 23% 57%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +326.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +123.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +217.8%
Contains more IronIron +235.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +187%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1066.7%

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 0% 3.7% 2.4% 0% 138% 88% 93% 14% 42% 0% 0% 157% 4.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3045.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +483.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +35.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +126.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +588.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +396.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +161.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.24mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Cornmeal DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 0µg 452%
Vitamin C 69mg 0mg 77%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.551mg 39%
Iron 1.3mg 4.36mg 38%
Vitamin A 346µg 11µg 37%
Folate 80µg 209µg 32%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Carbs 5.5g 79.45g 25%
Vitamin B3 1mg 4.968mg 25%
Selenium 0.9µg 10.5µg 17%
Calories 32kcal 370kcal 17%
Manganese 0.553mg 0.174mg 16%
Potassium 606mg 142mg 14%
Fiber 1.1g 3.9g 11%
Copper 0.17mg 0.076mg 10%
Protein 2.6g 7.11g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.382mg 9%
Calcium 81mg 3mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.182mg 5%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.66mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.828g 4%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.12mg 4%
Phosphorus 76mg 99mg 3%
Fats 0.7g 1.75g 2%
Choline 19.5mg 8.6mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.22g 1%
Magnesium 38mg 32mg 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 75.55g N/A
Sugar 4.4g 1.61g N/A
Sodium 14mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.24mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.39g 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 1.006mg 0%
Lysine 0.105mg 0%
Methionine 0.162mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.366mg 0%
Valine 0.337mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 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
7% 2% 79% 11%
Protein: 7.11 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 79.45 g
Water: 11.18 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more WaterWater +699.6%
Contains more OtherOther +252.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +173.5%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1344.5%

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
15% 27% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.828 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +63.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +263.2%

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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. Cornmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168867/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.