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Garden cress vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garden cress and penne different?

  • Garden cress is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, and iron; however, penne is richer in zinc, fiber, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for garden cress is 138% higher.
  • Garden cress has less sodium.

Cress, garden, raw and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared are the varieties 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%
Penne
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 27% 11% 30% 0% 30% 51% 32% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +396.7%
Contains more IronIron +62.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +378.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +55.3%
~equal in Calcium ~89mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Penne DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Vitamin C 69mg 0mg 77%
Vitamin A 346µg 38%
Manganese 0.553mg 24%
Folate 80µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 19%
Copper 0.17mg 19%
Potassium 606mg 122mg 14%
Sodium 14mg 248mg 10%
Saturated fat 0.023g 2.3g 10%
Zinc 0.23mg 1.1mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 7%
Iron 1.3mg 0.8mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1mg 6%
Fiber 1.1g 2.7g 6%
Phosphorus 76mg 118mg 6%
Protein 2.6g 5.7g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 5%
Calories 32kcal 126kcal 5%
Fats 0.7g 4g 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Carbs 5.5g 16.8g 4%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Magnesium 38mg 30mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 1g 2%
Calcium 81mg 89mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.4g 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 14.1g N/A
Sugar 4.4g 1.9g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.2g 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
Penne
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6% 4% 17% 72%
Protein: 5.7 g
Fats: 4 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 72.4 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more WaterWater +23.5%
Contains more OtherOther +63.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +119.2%
Contains more FatsFats +471.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +205.5%

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
Penne
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62% 27% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.3 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +318.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +75.4%

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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

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.