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Garden cress vs. Spinach — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between garden cress and spinach

  • Garden cress has more vitamin C and vitamin K, while spinach has more vitamin A, iron, manganese, folate, magnesium, vitamin E, calcium, and fiber.
  • Spinach's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 71% higher.
  • Spinach contains 7 times less vitamin C than garden cress. Garden cress contains 69mg of vitamin C, while spinach contains 9.8mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Cress, garden, raw and Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 62% 41% 41% 134% 58% 21% 24% 9.1% 122% 8.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +128.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +67.9%
Contains more IronIron +174.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +230.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +69.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.174mg

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 33% 175% 42% 0% 24% 54% 9.2% 8.7% 56% 0% 1234% 110% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +604.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +104.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +51.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +197.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +82.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.236mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.242mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~493.6µg
~equal in Choline ~19.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Spinach DV% diff.
Vitamin C 69mg 9.8mg 66%
Vitamin K 541.9µg 493.6µg 40%
Iron 1.3mg 3.57mg 28%
Vitamin A 346µg 524µg 20%
Folate 80µg 146µg 17%
Manganese 0.553mg 0.935mg 17%
Magnesium 38mg 87mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 2.08mg 9%
Calcium 81mg 136mg 6%
Fiber 1.1g 2.4g 5%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.76mg 5%
Potassium 606mg 466mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.49mg 3%
Phosphorus 76mg 56mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.236mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.145mg 2%
Sodium 14mg 70mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.006g 1%
Carbs 5.5g 3.75g 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.5µg 1%
Protein 2.6g 2.97g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.109g 1%
Fats 0.7g 0.26g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.095mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 23kcal 0%
Net carbs 4.4g 1.35g N/A
Sugar 4.4g 0.43g N/A
Copper 0.17mg 0.174mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.242mg 0%
Choline 19.5mg 19.7mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.043g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.152mg 0%
Leucine 0.231mg 0%
Lysine 0.182mg 0%
Methionine 0.055mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.134mg 0%
Valine 0.168mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 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
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 3.75 g
Water: 91.21 g
Other: 1.81 g
Contains more FatsFats +169.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.2%
~equal in Water ~91.21g
~equal in Other ~1.81g

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
27% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.043 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3883.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +109.2%

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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. Spinach - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168463/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.