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Garden cress vs. Turmeric — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between garden cress and turmeric?

  • Garden cress is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C, yet turmeric is richer in manganese, iron, copper, fiber, potassium, magnesium, and zinc.
  • Turmeric's daily need coverage for manganese is 837% higher.

We used Cress, garden, raw and Spices, turmeric, ground types in this comparison.

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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 149% 50% 184% 2063% 433% 123% 128% 3.5% 2583% 34%
Contains less SodiumSodium -48.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +447.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +107.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +243.2%
Contains more IronIron +4130.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +664.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1856.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +293.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3480.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +588.9%

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 2.3% 0% 89% 0% 15% 35% 25% 33% 25% 0% 34% 15% 27%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +9757.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +37.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +130.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3944%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +532.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +124%
Contains more CholineCholine +152.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Turmeric DV% diff.
Manganese 0.553mg 19.8mg 837%
Iron 1.3mg 55mg 671%
Vitamin K 541.9µg 13.4µg 440%
Copper 0.17mg 1.3mg 126%
Fiber 1.1g 22.7g 86%
Vitamin C 69mg 0.7mg 76%
Potassium 606mg 2080mg 43%
Magnesium 38mg 208mg 40%
Zinc 0.23mg 4.5mg 39%
Vitamin A 346µg 0µg 38%
Phosphorus 76mg 299mg 32%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 4.43mg 25%
Carbs 5.5g 67.14g 21%
Folate 80µg 20µg 15%
Protein 2.6g 9.68g 14%
Calories 32kcal 312kcal 14%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.107mg 11%
Selenium 0.9µg 6.2µg 10%
Calcium 81mg 168mg 9%
Saturated fat 0.023g 1.838g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.15mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.542mg 6%
Choline 19.5mg 49.2mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.756g 4%
Fats 0.7g 3.25g 4%
Vitamin B3 1mg 1.35mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.058mg 2%
Fructose 0.45g 1%
Sodium 14mg 27mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.449g 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 44.44g N/A
Sugar 4.4g 3.21g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.056g N/A
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.33mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.47mg 0%
Leucine 0.81mg 0%
Lysine 0.38mg 0%
Methionine 0.14mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.53mg 0%
Valine 0.66mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.081g 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
10% 3% 67% 13% 7%
Protein: 9.68 g
Fats: 3.25 g
Carbs: 67.14 g
Water: 12.85 g
Other: 7.08 g
Contains more WaterWater +595.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +272.3%
Contains more FatsFats +364.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1120.7%
Contains more OtherOther +293.3%

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
60% 15% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.838 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.449 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.756 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +87.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +231.6%

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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. Turmeric - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172231/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.