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Garden cress vs. Jerky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between garden cress and jerky

  • Garden cress has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese; however, jerky is higher in zinc, iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B12.
  • Garden cress covers your daily vitamin K needs 450% more than jerky.
  • Garden cress has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Cress, garden, raw and Snacks, beef jerky, chopped, and formed.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 6% 53% 203% 76% 221% 174% 271% 14% 58%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +305%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +398.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +34.2%
Contains more IronIron +316.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +3426.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +435.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1088.9%
~equal in Potassium ~597mg

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 0% 0% 9.8% 4.5% 39% 33% 32% 9.8% 41% 124% 5.8% 101% 60%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +23460.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +92.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +73.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +67.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +459.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Jerky DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 2.3µg 450%
Sodium 14mg 2081mg 90%
Vitamin C 69mg 0mg 77%
Zinc 0.23mg 8.11mg 72%
Protein 2.6g 33.2g 61%
Iron 1.3mg 5.42mg 52%
Saturated fat 0.023g 10.85g 49%
Phosphorus 76mg 407mg 47%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.99µg 41%
Fats 0.7g 25.6g 38%
Vitamin A 346µg 0µg 38%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 11.305g 28%
Manganese 0.553mg 0.111mg 19%
Calories 32kcal 410kcal 19%
Selenium 0.9µg 10.7µg 18%
Choline 19.5mg 109.1mg 16%
Cholesterol 0mg 48mg 16%
Folate 80µg 134µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.142mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.154mg 6%
Copper 0.17mg 0.227mg 6%
Calcium 81mg 20mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.179mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1mg 1.732mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 1.011g 5%
Magnesium 38mg 51mg 3%
Fiber 1.1g 1.8g 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.3µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.163mg 2%
Carbs 5.5g 11g 2%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.49mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 11IU 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 9.2g N/A
Potassium 606mg 597mg 0%
Sugar 4.4g 9g 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
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33% 26% 11% 23% 7%
Protein: 33.2 g
Fats: 25.6 g
Carbs: 11 g
Water: 23.36 g
Other: 6.84 g
Contains more WaterWater +282.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1176.9%
Contains more FatsFats +3557.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +100%
Contains more OtherOther +280%

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
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47% 49% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.85 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.305 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.011 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4630.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +343.4%

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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. Jerky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167536/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.