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Garden cress vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between garden cress and salsa

  • Garden cress has more vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B2, folate, potassium, copper, vitamin B6, and calcium, while salsa has more iron.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 127% higher.
  • Salsa contains 17 times less vitamin C than garden cress. Garden cress contains 69mg of vitamin C, while salsa contains 4mg.
  • The amount of sodium in garden cress is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Cress, garden, raw and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +137.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +575%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +124.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +77.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +35.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +153.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%
Contains more IronIron +72.3%

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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1625%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1135.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +65.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +321.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.08mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Salsa DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Vitamin C 69mg 4mg 72%
Vitamin A 346µg 28µg 35%
Manganese 0.553mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.03mg 18%
Sodium 14mg 430mg 18%
Folate 80µg 19µg 15%
Iron 1.3mg 2.24mg 12%
Potassium 606mg 270mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.149mg 8%
Copper 0.17mg 0.096mg 8%
Calcium 81mg 12mg 7%
Phosphorus 76mg 30mg 7%
Magnesium 38mg 16mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.05mg 3%
Protein 2.6g 1.5g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.016g 1%
Vitamin B3 1mg 1.08mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.107g 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.4µg 1%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.17mg 1%
Fiber 1.1g 1.4g 1%
Carbs 5.5g 7g 1%
Fats 0.7g 0.2g 1%
Calories 32kcal 36kcal 0%
Net carbs 4.4g 5.6g N/A
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.029g 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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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +73.3%
Contains more FatsFats +250%
Contains more OtherOther +12.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.3%
~equal in Water ~89.7g

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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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1393.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +113.1%

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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.