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Garden cress vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between garden cress and crab

  • Garden cress has more vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C; however, crab has more vitamin B12, selenium, copper, zinc, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for garden cress is 451% higher.
  • Crab has 3459 times less vitamin A than garden cress. Garden cress has 6917IU of vitamin A, while crab has 2IU.
  • Garden cress is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Cress, garden, raw and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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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%
Crab
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 23% 19% 271% 104% 100% 73% 9.7% 234%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +134%
Contains more IronIron +160%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +647.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +378.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1556.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +207.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4666.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~36mg

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 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1990.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +34500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +247.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +179.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +180533.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +56.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +162.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +174.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +312%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +314.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 0.3µg 451%
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Selenium 0.9µg 42.9µg 76%
Vitamin C 69mg 3.3mg 73%
Copper 0.17mg 0.814mg 72%
Vitamin A 346µg 1µg 38%
Zinc 0.23mg 3.81mg 33%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Protein 2.6g 17.88g 31%
Sodium 14mg 563mg 24%
Phosphorus 76mg 234mg 23%
Manganese 0.553mg 0.074mg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.997mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.093mg 13%
Vitamin B3 1mg 2.747mg 11%
Choline 19.5mg 80.9mg 11%
Iron 1.3mg 0.5mg 10%
Potassium 606mg 259mg 10%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 1.84mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.156mg 7%
Folate 80µg 51µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.023mg 5%
Fiber 1.1g 0g 4%
Calories 32kcal 83kcal 3%
Carbs 5.5g 0g 2%
Calcium 81mg 91mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.201g 1%
Fats 0.7g 0.74g 0%
Net carbs 4.4g 0g N/A
Magnesium 38mg 36mg 0%
Sugar 4.4g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.129g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.258g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

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
Crab
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +12.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +587.7%
~equal in Fats ~0.74g
~equal in Other ~1.69g

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
Crab
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34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +85.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13.2%

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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. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/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.