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Potato salad vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between potato salad and garden cress?

  • Garden cress is richer than potato salad in vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, folate, vitamin B2, potassium, vitamin B6, and iron.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 135% more.

We used Potato salad, home-prepared 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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
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 ZincZinc +34.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +355.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +153.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +326.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +138.6%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +447.5%

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +120.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +590%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +981.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1042.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.08mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Vitamin C 10mg 69mg 66%
Vitamin A 32µg 346µg 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 0.228g 23%
Cholesterol 68mg 0mg 23%
Sodium 529mg 14mg 22%
Manganese 0.101mg 0.553mg 20%
Folate 7µg 80µg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.26mg 15%
Fats 8.2g 0.7g 12%
Potassium 254mg 606mg 10%
Iron 0.65mg 1.3mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.247mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.429g 0.023g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 0.239g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.242mg 6%
Calories 143kcal 32kcal 6%
Selenium 4.1µg 0.9µg 6%
Calcium 19mg 81mg 6%
Copper 0.118mg 0.17mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Magnesium 15mg 38mg 5%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Phosphorus 52mg 76mg 3%
Carbs 11.17g 5.5g 2%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.23mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 1mg 1%
Fiber 1.3g 1.1g 1%
Protein 2.68g 2.6g 0%
Net carbs 9.87g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.08mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 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 FatsFats +1071.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +103.1%
Contains more WaterWater +17.6%
~equal in Protein ~2.6g
~equal in Other ~1.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +937.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1539%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.