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Garden cress vs. Jícama raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between garden cress and jícama raw?

  • Garden cress is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B6, copper, and potassium, yet jícama raw is richer in fiber.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 451% higher.
  • Garden cress has 329 times more vitamin A than jícama raw. Garden cress has 6917IU of vitamin A, while jícama raw has 21IU.

We used Cress, garden, raw and Yambean (jicama), raw types in this comparison.

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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 8.6% 3.6% 13% 23% 16% 4.4% 7.7% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +216.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +575%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +304%
Contains more IronIron +116.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +254.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +43.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +322.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +821.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%

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 67% 0.33% 9.2% 0% 5% 6.7% 3.8% 8.1% 9.7% 0% 0.75% 9% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +241.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +34500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +52.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +796.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +79.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +488.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +180533.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +566.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +43.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Jícama raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 0.3µg 451%
Vitamin C 69mg 20.2mg 54%
Vitamin A 346µg 1µg 38%
Manganese 0.553mg 0.06mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.029mg 18%
Folate 80µg 12µg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.042mg 16%
Fiber 1.1g 4.9g 15%
Copper 0.17mg 0.048mg 14%
Potassium 606mg 150mg 13%
Iron 1.3mg 0.6mg 9%
Phosphorus 76mg 18mg 8%
Calcium 81mg 12mg 7%
Magnesium 38mg 12mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.02mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.2mg 5%
Protein 2.6g 0.72g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.135mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.46mg 2%
Choline 19.5mg 13.6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.043g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.005g 1%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.16mg 1%
Carbs 5.5g 8.82g 1%
Fats 0.7g 0.09g 1%
Calories 32kcal 38kcal 0%
Net carbs 4.4g 3.92g N/A
Sugar 4.4g 1.8g N/A
Sodium 14mg 4mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.021g 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 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
9% 90%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 8.82 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +261.1%
Contains more FatsFats +677.8%
Contains more OtherOther +500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.4%
~equal in Water ~90.07g

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
30% 7% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4680%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +430.2%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.021g

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. Jícama raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170073/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.