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Drumstick leaves vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between drumstick leaves and garden cress

  • Drumstick leaves have more vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin A, and calcium; however, garden cress is higher in vitamin C, folate, and potassium.
  • Drumstick leaves cover your daily vitamin B6 needs 73% more than garden cress.
  • Garden cress contains 3 times less vitamin B1 than drumstick leaves. Drumstick leaves contain 0.257mg of vitamin B1, while garden cress contains 0.08mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Drumstick leaves, raw and Cress, garden, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 56% 30% 150% 35% 16% 48% 1.2% 139% 4.9%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +128.4%
Contains more IronIron +207.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +160.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +92.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +79.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +61.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~38mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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 172% 126% 0% 0% 64% 152% 42% 7.5% 277% 0% 0% 30% 0%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +221.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +153.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +122%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +385.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +33.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +93.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin A ~346µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Drumstick leaves Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Vitamin B6 1.2mg 0.247mg 73%
Iron 4mg 1.3mg 34%
Vitamin B2 0.66mg 0.26mg 31%
Manganese 1.063mg 0.553mg 22%
Vitamin C 51.7mg 69mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.257mg 0.08mg 15%
Protein 9.4g 2.6g 14%
Calcium 185mg 81mg 10%
Folate 40µg 80µg 10%
Potassium 337mg 606mg 8%
Vitamin B3 2.22mg 1mg 8%
Copper 0.105mg 0.17mg 7%
Phosphorus 112mg 76mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Fiber 2g 1.1g 4%
Vitamin A 378µg 346µg 4%
Zinc 0.6mg 0.23mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.125mg 0.242mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 2%
Calories 64kcal 32kcal 2%
Magnesium 42mg 38mg 1%
Carbs 8.28g 5.5g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 1%
Fats 1.4g 0.7g 1%
Net carbs 6.28g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Sodium 9mg 14mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0%
Tryptophan 0.144mg 0%
Threonine 0.411mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.451mg 0%
Leucine 0.791mg 0%
Lysine 0.537mg 0%
Methionine 0.123mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.487mg 0%
Valine 0.611mg 0%
Histidine 0.196mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 8% 79% 2%
Protein: 9.4 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 8.28 g
Water: 78.66 g
Other: 2.26 g
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +261.5%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +50.5%
Contains more OtherOther +25.6%
Contains more WaterWater +13.7%

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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. Drumstick leaves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168416/nutrients
  2. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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