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Garden cress vs. Jerusalem artichoke — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garden cress and jerusalem artichoke different?

  • Garden cress is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and calcium; however, jerusalem artichoke is richer in iron and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for garden cress is 451% higher.
  • Garden cress contains 346 times more vitamin A than jerusalem artichoke. While garden cress contains 6917IU of vitamin A, jerusalem artichoke contains only 20IU.

Cress, garden, raw and Jerusalem-artichokes, raw are the varieties used 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 12% 4.2% 38% 128% 47% 3.3% 33% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +123.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +478.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +91.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +821.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more IronIron +161.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
~equal in Phosphorus ~78mg

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 13% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 50% 14% 24% 24% 18% 0% 0.25% 9.8% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1625%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +34500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +268.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +220.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +541800%
Contains more FolateFolate +515.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +64%
Contains more CholineCholine +53.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Jerusalem artichoke DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 0.1µg 452%
Vitamin C 69mg 4mg 72%
Vitamin A 346µg 1µg 38%
Iron 1.3mg 3.4mg 26%
Manganese 0.553mg 0.06mg 21%
Folate 80µg 13µg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.06mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.077mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.2mg 10%
Calcium 81mg 14mg 7%
Magnesium 38mg 17mg 5%
Potassium 606mg 429mg 5%
Carbs 5.5g 17.44g 4%
Copper 0.17mg 0.14mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.397mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.19mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1mg 1.3mg 2%
Choline 19.5mg 30mg 2%
Calories 32kcal 73kcal 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.001g 2%
Fiber 1.1g 1.6g 2%
Protein 2.6g 2g 1%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.12mg 1%
Fats 0.7g 0.01g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.004g 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 15.84g N/A
Sugar 4.4g 9.6g N/A
Phosphorus 76mg 78mg 0%
Sodium 14mg 4mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0g 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
2% 17% 78% 3%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 17.44 g
Water: 78.01 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30%
Contains more FatsFats +6900%
Contains more WaterWater +14.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +217.1%
Contains more OtherOther +41.1%

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
80% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5875%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22700%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Jerusalem artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169236/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.