Garden cress vs. Shiitake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Differences between garden cress and shiitake
- Garden cress has more folate, manganese, iron, potassium, and calcium, while shiitake has more vitamin B5, vitamin B3, selenium, zinc, and fiber.
- Shiitake's daily need coverage for vitamin B5 is 25% higher.
- Shiitake contains 41 times less calcium than garden cress. Garden cress contains 81mg of calcium, while shiitake contains 2mg.
The food types used in this comparison are Cress, garden, raw and Mushrooms, shiitake, raw.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +90% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +3950% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +99.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +217.1% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +19.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +140.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +347.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +47.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -35.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +533.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +433.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +19.8% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +515.4% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +287.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +519.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +18.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin K | 541.9µg | 452% | |
Vitamin C | 69mg | 77% | |
Vitamin A | 346µg | 38% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.242mg | 1.5mg | 25% |
Vitamin B3 | 1mg | 3.877mg | 18% |
Folate | 80µg | 13µg | 17% |
Manganese | 0.553mg | 0.23mg | 14% |
Iron | 1.3mg | 0.41mg | 11% |
Selenium | 0.9µg | 5.7µg | 9% |
Potassium | 606mg | 304mg | 9% |
Calcium | 81mg | 2mg | 8% |
Zinc | 0.23mg | 1.03mg | 7% |
Fiber | 1.1g | 2.5g | 6% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.08mg | 0.015mg | 5% |
Vitamin E | 0.7mg | 5% | |
Phosphorus | 76mg | 112mg | 5% |
Choline | 19.5mg | 4% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.247mg | 0.293mg | 4% |
Magnesium | 38mg | 20mg | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.26mg | 0.217mg | 3% |
Copper | 0.17mg | 0.142mg | 3% |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 18IU | 2% |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.4µg | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.228g | 2% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.239g | 1% | |
Protein | 2.6g | 2.24g | 1% |
Calories | 32kcal | 34kcal | 0% |
Fats | 0.7g | 0.49g | 0% |
Carbs | 5.5g | 6.79g | 0% |
Net carbs | 4.4g | 4.29g | N/A |
Sugar | 4.4g | 2.38g | N/A |
Sodium | 14mg | 9mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.023g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.011mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.134mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.111mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.189mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.134mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.033mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.111mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.145mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.056mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
2.6 g
Fats:
0.7 g
Carbs:
5.5 g
Water:
89.4 g
Other:
1.8 g
Protein:
2.24 g
Fats:
0.49 g
Carbs:
6.79 g
Water:
89.74 g
Other:
0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +16.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +42.9% |
Contains more OtherOther | +143.2% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +23.5% |
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Water
~89.74g