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Garden cress vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garden cress and watermelon different?

  • Garden cress has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, potassium, copper, and iron than watermelon.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for garden cress is 451% higher.
  • Garden cress contains 27 times more folate than watermelon. While garden cress contains 80µg of folate, watermelon contains only 3µg.

Cress, garden, raw and Watermelon, raw are the varieties used 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 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +280%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1057.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +441.1%
Contains more IronIron +441.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +304.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +130%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +590.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1355.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%

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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +751.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1135.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +142.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1138.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +461.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +448.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +541800%
Contains more FolateFolate +2566.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +375.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.221mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Watermelon DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 0.1µg 452%
Vitamin C 69mg 8.1mg 68%
Vitamin A 346µg 28µg 35%
Manganese 0.553mg 0.038mg 22%
Folate 80µg 3µg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.021mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.045mg 16%
Potassium 606mg 112mg 15%
Copper 0.17mg 0.042mg 14%
Iron 1.3mg 0.24mg 13%
Phosphorus 76mg 11mg 9%
Magnesium 38mg 10mg 7%
Calcium 81mg 7mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.178mg 5%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Protein 2.6g 0.61g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.033mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.05mg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 0.4g 3%
Choline 19.5mg 4.1mg 3%
Fats 0.7g 0.15g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 0.05g 1%
Sodium 14mg 1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.037g 1%
Carbs 5.5g 7.55g 1%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.4µg 1%
Calories 32kcal 30kcal 0%
Net carbs 4.4g 7.15g N/A
Sugar 4.4g 6.2g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.221mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +326.2%
Contains more FatsFats +366.7%
Contains more OtherOther +650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.3%
~equal in Water ~91.45g

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
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +545.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +356%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.4%

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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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/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.