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Shallot vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between shallot and garden cress

  • Shallot has more fiber and vitamin B6; however, garden cress is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B2, folate, manganese, copper, and potassium.
  • Garden cress covers your daily vitamin K needs 451% more than shallot.
  • Garden cress has 3 times less fiber than shallot. Shallot has 3.2g of fiber, while garden cress has 1.1g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Shallots, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
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 +73.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +81%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +118.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +81.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +93.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +89.4%
~equal in Iron ~1.3mg

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
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 +19.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +762.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +67637.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +135.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +72.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.8µg 541.9µg 451%
Vitamin C 8mg 69mg 68%
Vitamin A 0µg 346µg 38%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.26mg 18%
Folate 34µg 80µg 12%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.553mg 11%
Copper 0.088mg 0.17mg 9%
Potassium 334mg 606mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.247mg 8%
Fiber 3.2g 1.1g 8%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 1mg 5%
Carbs 16.8g 5.5g 4%
Magnesium 21mg 38mg 4%
Calcium 37mg 81mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.7mg 4%
Calories 72kcal 32kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.08mg 2%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.23mg 2%
Phosphorus 60mg 76mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.228g 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.242mg 1%
Iron 1.2mg 1.3mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.7g 1%
Choline 11.3mg 19.5mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.239g 1%
Protein 2.5g 2.6g 0%
Net carbs 13.6g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 7.87g 4.4g N/A
Sodium 12mg 14mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.023g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 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 CarbsCarbs +205.5%
Contains more FatsFats +600%
Contains more WaterWater +12%
Contains more OtherOther +125%
~equal in Protein ~2.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1607.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +484.6%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.