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Garden cress vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garden cress and mussels different?

  • Garden cress is richer in vitamin A and vitamin C, while mussels is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Mussels covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 1000% more than garden cress.
  • Garden cress contains 23 times more vitamin A than mussels. Garden cress contains 6917IU of vitamin A, while mussels contains 304IU.

Cress, garden, raw and Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat types were 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 26% 9.9% 24% 252% 50% 73% 122% 48% 887% 489%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +145.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +126.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +14.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%
Contains more IronIron +416.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1060.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +275%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1129.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9855.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~37mg

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 45% 30% 0% 0% 75% 97% 56% 57% 23% 3000% 0% 57% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +407.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +280.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +147%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +275%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +61.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +292.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Folate ~76µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Mussels DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 24µg 1000%
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Manganese 0.553mg 6.8mg 272%
Selenium 0.9µg 89.6µg 161%
Iron 1.3mg 6.72mg 68%
Vitamin C 69mg 13.6mg 62%
Protein 2.6g 23.8g 42%
Phosphorus 76mg 285mg 30%
Vitamin A 346µg 91µg 28%
Zinc 0.23mg 2.67mg 22%
Cholesterol 0mg 56mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.3mg 18%
Sodium 14mg 369mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.95mg 14%
Vitamin B3 1mg 3mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.42mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.1mg 11%
Potassium 606mg 268mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 1.212g 7%
Calories 32kcal 172kcal 7%
Fats 0.7g 4.48g 6%
Calcium 81mg 33mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 0g 4%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.85g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 1.014g 2%
Copper 0.17mg 0.149mg 2%
Carbs 5.5g 7.39g 1%
Folate 80µg 76µg 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 7.39g N/A
Magnesium 38mg 37mg 0%
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0%
Threonine 1.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.036mg 0%
Leucine 1.676mg 0%
Lysine 1.779mg 0%
Methionine 0.537mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.853mg 0%
Valine 1.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.457mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.276g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.506g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.044g 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
24% 4% 7% 61% 3%
Protein: 23.8 g
Fats: 4.48 g
Carbs: 7.39 g
Water: 61.15 g
Other: 3.18 g
Contains more WaterWater +46.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +815.4%
Contains more FatsFats +540%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34.4%
Contains more OtherOther +76.7%

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
28% 33% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.85 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.212 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +324.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +431.6%

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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. Mussels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174217/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.