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Garden cress vs. Egg white — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between garden cress and egg whites?

  • Garden cress is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, folate, vitamin B6, copper, and iron, yet egg whites are higher in selenium and vitamin B2.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 452% more.

We used Cress, garden, raw and Egg, white, raw, fresh 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +245.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1057.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +271.8%
Contains more IronIron +1525%
Contains more CopperCopper +639.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +666.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +406.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4927.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2122.2%

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% 0% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +852.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4840%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1900%
Contains more CholineCholine +1672.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +68.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Egg white DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 0µg 452%
Vitamin C 69mg 0mg 77%
Vitamin A 346µg 0µg 38%
Selenium 0.9µg 20µg 35%
Manganese 0.553mg 0.011mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.005mg 19%
Folate 80µg 4µg 19%
Protein 2.6g 10.9g 17%
Copper 0.17mg 0.023mg 16%
Iron 1.3mg 0.08mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.439mg 14%
Potassium 606mg 163mg 13%
Phosphorus 76mg 15mg 9%
Calcium 81mg 7mg 7%
Sodium 14mg 166mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.004mg 6%
Magnesium 38mg 11mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.105mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 0g 4%
Choline 19.5mg 1.1mg 3%
Carbs 5.5g 0.73g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0g 2%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.03mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0g 1%
Calories 32kcal 52kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.19mg 1%
Fats 0.7g 0.17g 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 0.73g N/A
Sugar 4.4g 0.71g N/A
Saturated fat 0.023g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.449mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.661mg 0%
Leucine 1.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.806mg 0%
Methionine 0.399mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.686mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 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
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more FatsFats +311.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +653.4%
Contains more OtherOther +185.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +319.2%
~equal in Water ~87.57g

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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. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/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.