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Fennel vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between fennel and garden cress

  • Fennel has more fiber; however, garden cress is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B2, manganese, vitamin B6, folate, copper, and iron.
  • Garden cress covers your daily vitamin K needs 399% more than fennel.
  • Garden cress has 3 times less fiber than fennel. Fennel has 3.1g of fiber, while garden cress has 1.1g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fennel, bulb, 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.
Fennel
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 15% 37% 27% 22% 5.5% 21% 6.8% 25% 3.8%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +123.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +65.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.4%
Contains more IronIron +78.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +157.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +15%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +189.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%

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.
Fennel
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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 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20% 7.2%
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 CVitamin C +475%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +620.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +712.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +425.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +762.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +196.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +47.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.242mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fennel Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 62.8µg 541.9µg 399%
Vitamin C 12mg 69mg 63%
Vitamin A 48µg 346µg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.26mg 18%
Manganese 0.191mg 0.553mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.247mg 15%
Folate 27µg 80µg 13%
Copper 0.066mg 0.17mg 12%
Fiber 3.1g 1.1g 8%
Iron 0.73mg 1.3mg 7%
Potassium 414mg 606mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.08mg 6%
Magnesium 17mg 38mg 5%
Phosphorus 50mg 76mg 4%
Calcium 49mg 81mg 3%
Protein 1.24g 2.6g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.64mg 1mg 2%
Sodium 52mg 14mg 2%
Carbs 7.3g 5.5g 1%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 0.7mg 1%
Choline 13.2mg 19.5mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.7g 1%
Calories 31kcal 32kcal 0%
Net carbs 4.2g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 3.93g 4.4g N/A
Zinc 0.2mg 0.23mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.232mg 0.242mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.09g 0.023g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.068g 0.239g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.169g 0.228g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Fennel
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 90.21 g
Other: 1.05 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 CarbsCarbs +32.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +109.7%
Contains more FatsFats +250%
Contains more OtherOther +71.4%
~equal in Water ~89.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Fennel
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28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.068 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.169 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +251.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +34.9%

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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. Fennel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169385/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.