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Garden cress vs. Star anise — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between garden cress and star anise

  • Garden cress has more vitamin A and vitamin C; however, star anise is higher in iron, copper, manganese, calcium, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Star anise covers your daily iron needs 446% more than garden cress.
  • Star anise contains 22 times less vitamin A than garden cress. Garden cress contains 6917IU of vitamin A, while star anise contains 311IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Cress, garden, raw and Spices, anise seed.

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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 121% 194% 127% 1386% 303% 145% 189% 2.1% 300% 27%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +347.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +697.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +137.8%
Contains more IronIron +2743.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +435.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2204.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +478.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +315.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +455.6%

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 70% 5.3% 0% 0% 85% 67% 57% 48% 150% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +228.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2062.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +325%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +206%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +229.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +163.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Star anise DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Iron 1.3mg 36.96mg 446%
Copper 0.17mg 0.91mg 82%
Manganese 0.553mg 2.3mg 76%
Calcium 81mg 646mg 57%
Fiber 1.1g 14.6g 54%
Vitamin C 69mg 21mg 53%
Phosphorus 76mg 440mg 52%
Zinc 0.23mg 5.3mg 46%
Vitamin A 346µg 16µg 37%
Magnesium 38mg 170mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.65mg 31%
Protein 2.6g 17.6g 30%
Potassium 606mg 1441mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 9.78g 24%
Fats 0.7g 15.9g 23%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.34mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 3.15g 19%
Folate 80µg 10µg 18%
Calories 32kcal 337kcal 15%
Carbs 5.5g 50.02g 15%
Vitamin B3 1mg 3.06mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.797mg 11%
Selenium 0.9µg 5µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.586g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.29mg 2%
Net carbs 4.4g 35.42g N/A
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Sodium 14mg 16mg 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
18% 16% 50% 10% 7%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 15.9 g
Carbs: 50.02 g
Water: 9.54 g
Other: 6.94 g
Contains more WaterWater +837.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +576.9%
Contains more FatsFats +2171.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +809.5%
Contains more OtherOther +285.6%

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
4% 72% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.78 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.15 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3992.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1281.6%

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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. Star anise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171316/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.