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Garden cress vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between garden cress and English muffins

  • Garden cress has more vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, folate, manganese, and vitamin B2; however, English muffins have more vitamin B1 and phosphorus.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 138% more.
  • Garden cress has 690 times more vitamin C than English muffins. Garden cress has 69mg of vitamin C, while English muffins have 0.1mg.
  • Garden cress is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cress, garden, raw and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough).

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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 15% 16% 12% 33% 43% 19% 57% 61% 47% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +81%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +55.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +362.6%
Contains more IronIron +46.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +31.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +54.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +204.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +75%

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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 45% 36% 29% 27% 9.9% 5% 0% 28% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +68900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +68.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +474.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +116.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +126.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +56.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +84.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress English muffin DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Vitamin C 69mg 0.1mg 77%
Vitamin A 346µg 0µg 38%
Sodium 14mg 464mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.043mg 16%
Carbs 5.5g 46g 14%
Potassium 606mg 131mg 14%
Folate 80µg 37µg 11%
Calories 32kcal 235kcal 10%
Protein 2.6g 7.7g 10%
Manganese 0.553mg 0.357mg 9%
Phosphorus 76mg 133mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.154mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.181mg 8%
Fiber 1.1g 2.7g 6%
Copper 0.17mg 0.129mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Iron 1.3mg 0.89mg 5%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.7mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.888g 4%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1mg 1.566mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.446mg 4%
Magnesium 38mg 21mg 4%
Calcium 81mg 52mg 3%
Fats 0.7g 1.8g 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.259g 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 43.3g N/A
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.302g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.242mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.315mg 0%
Leucine 0.553mg 0%
Lysine 0.241mg 0%
Methionine 0.139mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.379mg 0%
Valine 0.353mg 0%
Histidine 0.17mg 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
8% 2% 46% 42% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 1.8 g
Carbs: 46 g
Water: 42.1 g
Other: 2.4 g
Contains more WaterWater +112.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +196.2%
Contains more FatsFats +157.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +736.4%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%

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
18% 21% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.259 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.302 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.888 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +26.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +289.5%

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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. English muffin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173238/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.