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Miso vs. Watercress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between miso and watercress

  • Miso has more copper, iron, manganese, zinc, fiber, and phosphorus, while watercress has more vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
  • Watercress covers your daily need for vitamin K, 184% more than miso.
  • Miso contains 91 times more sodium than watercress. While miso contains 3728mg of sodium, watercress contains only 41mg.
  • Watercress has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of watercress is 32, while the glycemic index of miso is 61.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Miso 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.
Miso
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 17% 19% 93% 140% 70% 68% 486% 112% 38%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +128.6%
Contains more IronIron +1145%
Contains more CopperCopper +445.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2227.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +165%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +252%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +677.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +110.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%

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.
Miso
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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 0% 1.3% 0.2% 0% 25% 54% 17% 20% 46% 10% 73% 14% 39%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +94.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +353%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +54.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +111.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +702.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +9900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +753.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.31mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Miso Watercress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 29.3µg 250µg 184%
Sodium 3728mg 41mg 160%
Vitamin C 0mg 43mg 48%
Copper 0.42mg 0.077mg 38%
Iron 2.49mg 0.2mg 29%
Manganese 0.859mg 0.244mg 27%
Zinc 2.56mg 0.11mg 22%
Protein 12.79g 2.3g 21%
Fiber 5.4g 0.5g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.884g 0.035g 19%
Vitamin A 4µg 160µg 17%
Phosphorus 159mg 60mg 14%
Choline 72.2mg 9mg 11%
Selenium 7µg 0.9µg 11%
Calories 198kcal 11kcal 9%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.12mg 9%
Fats 6.01g 0.1g 9%
Fructose 6g 8%
Carbs 25.37g 1.29g 8%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 1mg 7%
Calcium 57mg 120mg 6%
Magnesium 48mg 21mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.199mg 0.129mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.025g 0.027g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.906mg 0.2mg 4%
Potassium 210mg 330mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Folate 19µg 9µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.118g 0.008g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.337mg 0.31mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.098mg 0.09mg 1%
Net carbs 19.97g 0.79g N/A
Sugar 6.2g 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.155mg 0.03mg 0%
Threonine 0.479mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.508mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.82mg 0.166mg 0%
Lysine 0.478mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.486mg 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.547mg 0.137mg 0%
Histidine 0.243mg 0.04mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Miso
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13% 6% 25% 43% 13%
Protein: 12.79 g
Fats: 6.01 g
Carbs: 25.37 g
Water: 43.02 g
Other: 12.81 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 +456.1%
Contains more FatsFats +5910%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1866.7%
Contains more OtherOther +967.5%
Contains more WaterWater +121.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Miso
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20% 22% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.118 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.884 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 +13875%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8140%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%

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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. Miso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172442/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.

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