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Safflower vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between safflower and garden cress

  • Safflower has more copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B5, magnesium, vitamin B6, manganese, and iron; however, garden cress has more vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for safflower is 175% higher.
  • Garden cress has 17 times less vitamin B5 than safflower. Safflower has 4.03mg of vitamin B5, while garden cress has 0.242mg.

Food types used in this article are Seeds, safflower seed kernels, dried 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 252% 23% 61% 184% 582% 138% 276% 0.39% 263% 0%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +828.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.4%
Contains more IronIron +276.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +927.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +2095.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +747.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +264.2%
~equal in Calcium ~81mg

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 0% 1% 0% 0% 291% 96% 43% 242% 270% 0% 0% 120% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +1353.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +59.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +128.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1565.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +373.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +11433.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Safflower Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Polyunsaturated fat 28.223g 0.228g 187%
Copper 1.747mg 0.17mg 175%
Vitamin B1 1.163mg 0.08mg 90%
Phosphorus 644mg 76mg 81%
Vitamin C 0mg 69mg 77%
Vitamin B5 4.03mg 0.242mg 76%
Magnesium 353mg 38mg 75%
Vitamin B6 1.17mg 0.247mg 71%
Manganese 2.014mg 0.553mg 64%
Fats 38.45g 0.7g 58%
Iron 4.9mg 1.3mg 45%
Zinc 5.05mg 0.23mg 44%
Vitamin A 3µg 346µg 38%
Protein 16.18g 2.6g 27%
Calories 517kcal 32kcal 24%
Folate 160µg 80µg 20%
Saturated fat 3.682g 0.023g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.415mg 0.26mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.848g 0.239g 12%
Carbs 34.29g 5.5g 10%
Vitamin B3 2.284mg 1mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Potassium 687mg 606mg 2%
Net carbs 34.29g 4.4g N/A
Calcium 78mg 81mg 0%
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Sodium 3mg 14mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.183mg 0%
Threonine 0.586mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.717mg 0%
Leucine 1.154mg 0%
Lysine 0.534mg 0%
Methionine 0.284mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.806mg 0%
Valine 1.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.452mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 38% 34% 6% 5%
Protein: 16.18 g
Fats: 38.45 g
Carbs: 34.29 g
Water: 5.62 g
Other: 5.46 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 ProteinProtein +522.3%
Contains more FatsFats +5392.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +523.5%
Contains more OtherOther +203.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1490.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 13% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.682 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.848 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.223 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 +1928.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12278.5%
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. Safflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170558/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.