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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
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 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.
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% 0% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg white Garden cress 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
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 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 +319.2%
Contains more FatsFats +311.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +653.4%
Contains more OtherOther +185.7%
~equal in Water ~89.4g

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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 white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/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.