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Garden cress vs. Oatmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between garden cress and oatmeal?

  • Garden cress is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, copper, and folate, yet oatmeal is richer in iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and selenium.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 451% higher.

We used Cress, garden, raw and Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) 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 19% 24% 5.4% 224% 22% 17% 33% 6.4% 73% 27%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +46.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +893.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +157.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more IronIron +358.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +169.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +455.6%
~equal in Calcium ~80mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~77mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.558mg

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 0% 43% 1.4% 0% 65% 50% 57% 19% 67% 0% 1% 33% 2.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +166.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +135375%
Contains more FolateFolate +81.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +314.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +202.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Oatmeal DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 0.4µg 451%
Vitamin C 69mg 0mg 77%
Iron 1.3mg 5.96mg 58%
Vitamin A 346µg 130µg 24%
Potassium 606mg 61mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.26mg 15%
Vitamin B3 1mg 3.025mg 13%
Copper 0.17mg 0.066mg 12%
Folate 80µg 44µg 9%
Selenium 0.9µg 5µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.07mg 4%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.62mg 4%
Starch 10.37g 4%
Choline 19.5mg 4.7mg 3%
Magnesium 38mg 26mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.29mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.215mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.317mg 2%
Calories 32kcal 68kcal 2%
Sodium 14mg 49mg 2%
Fiber 1.1g 1.7g 2%
Carbs 5.5g 11.67g 2%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.226g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.426g 1%
Fats 0.7g 1.36g 1%
Protein 2.6g 2.37g 0%
Net carbs 4.4g 9.97g N/A
Calcium 81mg 80mg 0%
Sugar 4.4g 0.46g N/A
Phosphorus 76mg 77mg 0%
Manganese 0.553mg 0.558mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.003g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.391g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.105mg 0%
Leucine 0.2mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0%
Methionine 0.04mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 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% 12% 84%
Protein: 2.37 g
Fats: 1.36 g
Carbs: 11.67 g
Water: 84.03 g
Other: 0.57 g
Contains more OtherOther +215.8%
Contains more FatsFats +94.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +112.2%
~equal in Protein ~2.37g
~equal in Water ~84.03g

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
22% 37% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.391 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.426 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +63.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +86.8%

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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. Oatmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171662/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.