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Garden cress vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between garden cress and vegetable?

  • Garden cress is higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin B2, copper, and manganese, yet vegetable is higher in fiber.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 432% more.
  • Garden cress has 22 times more vitamin C than vegetable. While garden cress has 69mg of vitamin C, vegetable has only 3.2mg.

We used Cress, garden, raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types in this article.

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +224%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +258.6%
Contains more IronIron +58.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +104.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +49%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +45.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +113%

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2056.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +61.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +84.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +60.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +233.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2206%
Contains more FolateFolate +321.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +23.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Vegetable DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 23.5µg 432%
Vitamin C 69mg 3.2mg 73%
Vitamin A 346µg 214µg 15%
Folate 80µg 19µg 15%
Fiber 1.1g 4.4g 13%
Potassium 606mg 169mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.074mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.12mg 11%
Copper 0.17mg 0.083mg 10%
Manganese 0.553mg 0.379mg 8%
Calcium 81mg 25mg 6%
Iron 1.3mg 0.82mg 6%
Phosphorus 76mg 51mg 4%
Magnesium 38mg 22mg 4%
Carbs 5.5g 13.09g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.151mg 2%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.49mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.38mg 2%
Calories 32kcal 65kcal 2%
Choline 19.5mg 24.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.01g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.072g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.071mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.851mg 1%
Protein 2.6g 2.86g 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.3µg 1%
Sodium 14mg 35mg 1%
Fats 0.7g 0.15g 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 8.69g N/A
Sugar 4.4g 3.12g N/A
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 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% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more FatsFats +366.7%
Contains more OtherOther +168.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +138%
~equal in Protein ~2.86g
~equal in Water ~83.23g

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% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -25.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2290%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +216.7%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.