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Purslane, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt vs. Watercress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are purslane, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and watercress different?

  • Purslane, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt is higher in magnesium and iron; however, watercress is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for watercress is 36% higher.
  • Purslane, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt contains 4 times more iron than watercress. While purslane, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt contains 0.77mg of iron, watercress contains only 0.2mg.

Purslane, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Watercress, raw are the varieties used 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 48% 23% 43% 29% 38% 4.6% 16% 5.7% 40% 4.9%
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 +219%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.9%
Contains more IronIron +285%
Contains more CopperCopper +48.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +54.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +53.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +62.2%
~equal in Sodium ~41mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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 35% 31% 0% 0% 7.8% 21% 8.6% 2.2% 16% 0% 0% 6.8% 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 +130%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +309.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +72%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +190.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +761.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +84.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Purslane, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Watercress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 208%
Vitamin C 10.5mg 43mg 36%
Magnesium 67mg 21mg 11%
Iron 0.77mg 0.2mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin A 93µg 160µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.09mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.036mg 0.31mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.129mg 5%
Potassium 488mg 330mg 5%
Copper 0.114mg 0.077mg 4%
Calcium 78mg 120mg 4%
Phosphorus 37mg 60mg 3%
Manganese 0.307mg 0.244mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.12mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Choline 9mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.46mg 0.2mg 2%
Protein 1.49g 2.3g 2%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.11mg 1%
Carbs 3.55g 1.29g 1%
Calories 18kcal 11kcal 0%
Fats 0.19g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 3.55g 0.79g N/A
Sugar 0.2g N/A
Sodium 44mg 41mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Folate 9µg 9µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.03mg 0%
Threonine 0.05mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.053mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.091mg 0.166mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.058mg 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0.137mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.04mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 94%
Protein: 1.49 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 93.52 g
Other: 1.25 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 FatsFats +90%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +175.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +54.4%
~equal in Water ~95.11g
~equal in Other ~1.2g

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. Purslane, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169275/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.