Egg white vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between egg whites and garden cress?
- Egg whites are higher in selenium and vitamin B2, yet garden cress is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, folate, vitamin B6, copper, and iron.
- Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 452% more.
- Egg whites have 22 times more selenium than garden cress. While egg whites have 20µg of selenium, garden cress has only 0.9µg.
We used Egg, white, raw, fresh and Cress, garden, raw 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.
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +2122.2% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +245.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1057.1% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +271.8% |
Contains more IronIron | +1525% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +639.1% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +666.7% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +406.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -91.6% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +4927.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +68.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1900% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +852.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +27.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +4840% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1900% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +1672.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 541.9µg | 452% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 69mg | 77% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 346µg | 38% |
Selenium | 20µg | 0.9µg | 35% |
Manganese | 0.011mg | 0.553mg | 24% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.005mg | 0.247mg | 19% |
Folate | 4µg | 80µg | 19% |
Protein | 10.9g | 2.6g | 17% |
Copper | 0.023mg | 0.17mg | 16% |
Iron | 0.08mg | 1.3mg | 15% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.439mg | 0.26mg | 14% |
Potassium | 163mg | 606mg | 13% |
Phosphorus | 15mg | 76mg | 9% |
Calcium | 7mg | 81mg | 7% |
Sodium | 166mg | 14mg | 7% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.004mg | 0.08mg | 6% |
Magnesium | 11mg | 38mg | 6% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.105mg | 1mg | 6% |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.7mg | 5% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.09µg | 0µg | 4% |
Fiber | 0g | 1.1g | 4% |
Choline | 1.1mg | 19.5mg | 3% |
Carbs | 0.73g | 5.5g | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 0.228g | 2% |
Zinc | 0.03mg | 0.23mg | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 0.239g | 1% |
Calories | 52kcal | 32kcal | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.19mg | 0.242mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.17g | 0.7g | 1% |
Net carbs | 0.73g | 4.4g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.71g | 4.4g | N/A |
Saturated fat | 0g | 0.023g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.125mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.449mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.661mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.016mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.806mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.399mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.686mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.809mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.29mg | 0% | |
Fructose | 0.07g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
10.9 g
Fats:
0.17 g
Carbs:
0.73 g
Water:
87.57 g
Other:
0.63 g
Protein:
2.6 g
Fats:
0.7 g
Carbs:
5.5 g
Water:
89.4 g
Other:
1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +319.2% |
Contains more FatsFats | +311.8% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +653.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +185.7% |
~equal in
Water
~89.4g