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Egg vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between eggs and garden cress

  • Eggs have more copper, selenium, choline, vitamin B12, and vitamin B5; however, garden cress has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 451% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled 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.
Egg
Egg
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 15% 11% 45% 667% 29% 74% 16% 3.4% 168%
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 CopperCopper +1076.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +356.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +126.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3322.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +280%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +62%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +381%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2026.9%
~equal in Iron ~1.3mg

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.
Egg
Egg
6
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 0% 50% 21% 33% 17% 118% 1.2% 84% 28% 139% 0.75% 33% 160%
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 EVitamin E +47.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +97.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +477.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1406.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +132.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1462.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +104.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +180533.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +81.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.3µg 541.9µg 451%
Copper 2mg 0.17mg 203%
Cholesterol 373mg 0mg 124%
Vitamin C 0mg 69mg 77%
Selenium 30.8µg 0.9µg 54%
Choline 293.8mg 19.5mg 50%
Vitamin B12 1.11µg 0µg 46%
Vitamin B5 1.398mg 0.242mg 23%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.553mg 23%
Vitamin A 149µg 346µg 22%
Protein 12.58g 2.6g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.513mg 0.26mg 19%
Fats 10.61g 0.7g 15%
Saturated fat 3.267g 0.023g 15%
Potassium 126mg 606mg 14%
Phosphorus 172mg 76mg 14%
Vitamin D 87IU 0IU 11%
Vitamin D 2.2µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.121mg 0.247mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 4.077g 0.239g 10%
Folate 44µg 80µg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.414g 0.228g 8%
Zinc 1.05mg 0.23mg 7%
Magnesium 10mg 38mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.064mg 1mg 6%
Calories 155kcal 32kcal 6%
Sodium 124mg 14mg 5%
Fiber 0g 1.1g 4%
Calcium 50mg 81mg 3%
Vitamin E 1.03mg 0.7mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.08mg 1%
Iron 1.19mg 1.3mg 1%
Carbs 1.12g 5.5g 1%
Net carbs 1.12g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 1.12g 4.4g N/A
Tryptophan 0.153mg 0%
Threonine 0.604mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.686mg 0%
Leucine 1.075mg 0%
Lysine 0.904mg 0%
Methionine 0.392mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.668mg 0%
Valine 0.767mg 0%
Histidine 0.298mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.038g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Egg
Egg
2
13% 11% 75%
Protein: 12.58 g
Fats: 10.61 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 74.62 g
Other: 1.07 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 +383.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1415.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +391.1%
Contains more WaterWater +19.8%
Contains more OtherOther +68.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Egg
Egg
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.267 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.077 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.414 g
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1605.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +520.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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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. Egg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173424/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.