Peruvian groundcherry vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Differences between Peruvian groundcherry and garden cress
- Peruvian groundcherry has more vitamin B3, while garden cress has more vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B2, calcium, and phosphorus.
- Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 124% higher.
- Garden cress contains 3 times less vitamin B3 than Peruvian groundcherry. Peruvian groundcherry contains 2.8mg of vitamin B3, while garden cress contains 1mg.
The food types used in this comparison are Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha), 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.
Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +800% |
Contains more IronIron | +30% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +90% |
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 B1Vitamin B1 | +37.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +180% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +527.3% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +861.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +550% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin K | 541.9µg | 452% | |
Vitamin C | 11mg | 69mg | 64% |
Vitamin A | 36µg | 346µg | 34% |
Manganese | 0.553mg | 24% | |
Folate | 80µg | 20% | |
Copper | 0.17mg | 19% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.247mg | 19% | |
Potassium | 606mg | 18% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.04mg | 0.26mg | 17% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.8mg | 1mg | 11% |
Magnesium | 38mg | 9% | |
Calcium | 9mg | 81mg | 7% |
Vitamin E | 0.7mg | 5% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.242mg | 5% | |
Phosphorus | 40mg | 76mg | 5% |
Fiber | 1.1g | 4% | |
Iron | 1mg | 1.3mg | 4% |
Choline | 19.5mg | 4% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.11mg | 0.08mg | 3% |
Zinc | 0.23mg | 2% | |
Carbs | 11.2g | 5.5g | 2% |
Selenium | 0.9µg | 2% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.228g | 2% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.239g | 1% | |
Calories | 53kcal | 32kcal | 1% |
Protein | 1.9g | 2.6g | 1% |
Sodium | 14mg | 1% | |
Fats | 0.7g | 0.7g | 0% |
Net carbs | 11.2g | 4.4g | N/A |
Sugar | 4.4g | N/A | |
Saturated fat | 0.023g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
1.9 g
Fats:
0.7 g
Carbs:
11.2 g
Water:
85.4 g
Other:
0.8 g
Protein:
2.6 g
Fats:
0.7 g
Carbs:
5.5 g
Water:
89.4 g
Other:
1.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +103.6% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +36.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +125% |
~equal in
Fats
~0.7g
~equal in
Water
~89.4g