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Garden cress vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between garden cress and tomatoes

  • Tomatoes have less vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, vitamin B2, folate, iron, vitamin B6, copper, and potassium.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 445% more.
  • Garden cress has 14 times more vitamin B2 than tomatoes. Garden cress has 0.26mg of vitamin B2, while tomatoes have 0.019mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cress, garden, raw and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average.

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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 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +245.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +710%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +155.7%
Contains more IronIron +381.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +188.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +35.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +216.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +385.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.3%

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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +403.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +723.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +116.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1268.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +68.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +171.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +208.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6759.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +191%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Tomato DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 7.9µg 445%
Vitamin C 69mg 13.7mg 61%
Vitamin A 346µg 42µg 34%
Manganese 0.553mg 0.114mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.019mg 19%
Folate 80µg 15µg 16%
Iron 1.3mg 0.27mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.08mg 13%
Copper 0.17mg 0.059mg 12%
Potassium 606mg 237mg 11%
Phosphorus 76mg 24mg 7%
Calcium 81mg 10mg 7%
Magnesium 38mg 11mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.037mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.594mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.089mg 3%
Protein 2.6g 0.88g 3%
Choline 19.5mg 6.7mg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 0µg 2%
Carbs 5.5g 3.89g 1%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.54mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.031g 1%
Fats 0.7g 0.2g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.083g 1%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.17mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 18kcal 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 2.69g N/A
Sugar 4.4g 2.63g N/A
Fiber 1.1g 1.2g 0%
Sodium 14mg 5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.028g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 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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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +195.5%
Contains more FatsFats +250%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +41.4%
Contains more OtherOther +252.9%
~equal in Water ~94.52g

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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20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +671%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +174.7%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.