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Gratin vs. Watercress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between gratin and watercress

  • Gratin has more copper, phosphorus, iron, zinc, and fiber; however, watercress has more vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for watercress is 59% higher.

Food types used in this article are Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter and Watercress, 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 36% 35% 24% 53% 19% 48% 56% 21% 15%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 36% 29% 7.5% 26% 3% 26% 5.3% 32% 4.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20%
Contains more IronIron +220%
Contains more CopperCopper +107.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +527.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +88.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +51.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~21mg
~equal in Calcium ~120mg

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.
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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 33% 21% 0% 0% 16% 27% 19% 23% 40% 0% 0% 8.3% 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 143% 53% 20% 0% 23% 28% 3.8% 19% 30% 0% 625% 6.8% 4.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +396.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +334.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.12mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gratin Watercress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 208%
Vitamin C 9.9mg 43mg 37%
Saturated fat 4.733g 0.027g 21%
Sodium 433mg 41mg 17%
Fats 7.59g 0.1g 12%
Vitamin A 64µg 160µg 11%
Copper 0.16mg 0.077mg 9%
Cholesterol 23mg 0mg 8%
Phosphorus 113mg 60mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Calories 132kcal 11kcal 6%
Protein 5.06g 2.3g 6%
Iron 0.64mg 0.2mg 6%
Fiber 1.8g 0.5g 5%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.11mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.149g 0.008g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.993mg 0.2mg 5%
Manganese 0.161mg 0.244mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.174mg 0.129mg 3%
Selenium 2.7µg 0.9µg 3%
Carbs 11.27g 1.29g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.09mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.276g 0.035g 2%
Potassium 396mg 330mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.387mg 0.31mg 2%
Choline 9mg 2%
Folate 11µg 9µg 1%
Net carbs 9.47g 0.79g N/A
Magnesium 20mg 21mg 0%
Calcium 119mg 120mg 0%
Sugar 0.2g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.116mg 0.12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.07mg 0.03mg 0%
Threonine 0.192mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.284mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.443mg 0.166mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.254mg 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.325mg 0.137mg 0%
Histidine 0.151mg 0.04mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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5% 8% 11% 74% 2%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 7.59 g
Carbs: 11.27 g
Water: 74 g
Other: 2.08 g
2% 95%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 1.29 g
Water: 95.11 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +120%
Contains more FatsFats +7490%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +773.6%
Contains more OtherOther +73.3%
Contains more WaterWater +28.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.733 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.276 g
39% 11% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +26762.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +688.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

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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. Gratin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170442/nutrients
  2. Watercress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170068/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.