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Garden cress vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between garden cress and pasta?

  • Garden cress is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B6, manganese, copper, vitamin B2, and calcium, yet pasta is higher in vitamin B1.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 138% more.

We used Cress, garden, raw and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked types 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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Pasta
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +111.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2425%
Contains more IronIron +14%
Contains more CopperCopper +82.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +146.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +143.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%

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 0% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5666.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +626.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +161.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.992mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Pasta DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Vitamin C 69mg 0mg 77%
Vitamin A 346µg 6µg 38%
Potassium 606mg 24mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.034mg 16%
Manganese 0.553mg 0.224mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.209mg 11%
Cholesterol 0mg 33mg 11%
Copper 0.17mg 0.093mg 9%
Calcium 81mg 6mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.15mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.14µg 6%
Carbs 5.5g 24.93g 6%
Protein 2.6g 5.15g 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Calories 32kcal 131kcal 5%
Magnesium 38mg 18mg 5%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Folate 80µg 64µg 4%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.56mg 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Iron 1.3mg 1.14mg 2%
Phosphorus 76mg 63mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.15g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.429g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.183mg 1%
Fats 0.7g 1.05g 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 24.93g N/A
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Sodium 14mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.992mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.103mg 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
Pasta
Pasta
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5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more WaterWater +30.4%
Contains more OtherOther +480.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +98.1%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +353.3%

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
Pasta
Pasta
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21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +92.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +88.2%

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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. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/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.