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Garden cress vs. Nutmeg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garden cress and nutmeg different?

  • Garden cress is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C, while nutmeg is higher in manganese, copper, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B1, and iron.
  • Garden cress covers your daily need for vitamin K, 452% more than nutmeg.
  • Garden cress contains 68 times more vitamin A than nutmeg. Garden cress contains 6917IU of vitamin A, while nutmeg contains 102IU.
  • Garden cress is lower in saturated fat.

Cress, garden, raw and Spices, nutmeg, ground 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 55% 31% 114% 342% 59% 91% 2.1% 378% 8.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +73.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +381.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +127.2%
Contains more IronIron +133.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +504.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +834.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +180.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +424.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +77.8%

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 10% 1.7% 0% 0% 87% 13% 24% 0% 37% 0% 0% 57% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6820%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +356.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +54.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +121.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +332.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~76µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Nutmeg DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 0µg 452%
Saturated fat 0.023g 25.94g 118%
Manganese 0.553mg 2.9mg 102%
Copper 0.17mg 1.027mg 95%
Fiber 1.1g 20.8g 79%
Vitamin C 69mg 3mg 73%
Fats 0.7g 36.31g 55%
Vitamin A 346µg 5µg 38%
Magnesium 38mg 183mg 35%
Calories 32kcal 525kcal 25%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.346mg 22%
Iron 1.3mg 3.04mg 22%
Phosphorus 76mg 213mg 20%
Zinc 0.23mg 2.15mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.057mg 16%
Carbs 5.5g 49.29g 15%
Calcium 81mg 184mg 10%
Potassium 606mg 350mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 3.22g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.16mg 7%
Protein 2.6g 5.84g 6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 5%
Choline 19.5mg 8.8mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1mg 1.299mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.35g 1%
Folate 80µg 76µg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.6µg 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 28.49g N/A
Sugar 4.4g 2.99g N/A
Sodium 14mg 16mg 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
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6% 36% 49% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.84 g
Fats: 36.31 g
Carbs: 49.29 g
Water: 6.23 g
Other: 2.33 g
Contains more WaterWater +1335%
Contains more ProteinProtein +124.6%
Contains more FatsFats +5087.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +796.2%
Contains more OtherOther +29.4%

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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88% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.94 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.22 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.35 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1247.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +53.5%

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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. Nutmeg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171326/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.