Dough vs. Watercress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between dough and watercress

Dough has more vitamin B1, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin B2; however, watercress is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
Watercress covers your daily vitamin K needs 208% more than dough.
Watercress has 32 times less selenium than dough. Dough has 28.6µg of selenium, while watercress has 0.9µg.
Watercress contains less sodium.
Dough has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of dough is 70, while the glycemic index of watercress is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) and Watercress, raw.

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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.

Dough

Watercress

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+52.4%
Contains more IronIron	+1855%
Contains more CopperCopper	+97.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+845.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+136.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3077.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+130.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+182.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.2%

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.

Dough

Watercress

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+688.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+255.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2308.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+46.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1266.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+376.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+35614.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+12.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	0.7µg	250µg	208%
Vitamin B1	0.71mg	0.09mg	52%
Selenium	28.6µg	0.9µg	50%
Vitamin C	0mg	43mg	48%
Iron	3.91mg	0.2mg	46%
Vitamin B3	4.817mg	0.2mg	29%
Folate	123µg	9µg	29%
Vitamin B2	0.427mg	0.12mg	24%
Sodium	602mg	41mg	24%
Starch	44.23g		18%
Vitamin A	0µg	160µg	18%
Carbs	51.88g	1.29g	17%
Protein	10.75g	2.3g	17%
Manganese	0.577mg	0.244mg	14%
Calories	272kcal	11kcal	13%
Zinc	1.04mg	0.11mg	8%
Copper	0.152mg	0.077mg	8%
Fiber	2.2g	0.5g	7%
Calcium	52mg	120mg	7%
Phosphorus	105mg	60mg	6%
Potassium	117mg	330mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	1mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.855g	0.035g	5%
Fats	2.42g	0.1g	4%
Magnesium	32mg	21mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.455mg	0.31mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.529g	0.027g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.107mg	0.129mg	2%
Fructose	0.51g		1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.362g	0.008g	1%
Net carbs	49.68g	0.79g	N/A
Sugar	4.62g	0.2g	N/A
Trans fat	0.005g	0g	N/A
Choline	8mg	9mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.03mg	0%
Threonine		0.133mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.093mg	0%
Leucine		0.166mg	0%
Lysine		0.134mg	0%
Methionine		0.02mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.114mg	0%
Valine		0.137mg	0%
Histidine		0.04mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.063g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.788g		N/A