Sweet potato leaves vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are sweet potato leaves and garden cress different?
- Sweet potato leaves are richer in fiber, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1, while garden cress is higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, and vitamin A.
- Garden cress covers your daily need for vitamin K, 200% more than sweet potato leaves.
- Sweet potato leaves contain 5 times more fiber than garden cress. Sweet potato leaves contain 5.3g of fiber, while garden cress contains 1.1g.
Sweet potato leaves, raw and Cress, garden, raw types were 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +84.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -57.1% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +19.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +34% |
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 | +95% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +32.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +13% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +527.3% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +83.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +30% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +79.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin K | 302.2µg | 541.9µg | 200% |
Vitamin C | 11mg | 69mg | 64% |
Manganese | 0.553mg | 24% | |
Folate | 80µg | 20% | |
Copper | 0.17mg | 19% | |
Fiber | 5.3g | 1.1g | 17% |
Vitamin A | 189µg | 346µg | 17% |
Magnesium | 70mg | 38mg | 8% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.345mg | 0.26mg | 7% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.156mg | 0.08mg | 6% |
Vitamin E | 0.7mg | 5% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.19mg | 0.247mg | 4% |
Choline | 19.5mg | 4% | |
Iron | 0.97mg | 1.3mg | 4% |
Potassium | 508mg | 606mg | 3% |
Zinc | 0.23mg | 2% | |
Vitamin B3 | 1.13mg | 1mg | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.02g | 0.239g | 1% |
Calories | 42kcal | 32kcal | 1% |
Phosphorus | 81mg | 76mg | 1% |
Carbs | 8.82g | 5.5g | 1% |
Protein | 2.49g | 2.6g | 0% |
Fats | 0.51g | 0.7g | 0% |
Net carbs | 3.52g | 4.4g | N/A |
Calcium | 78mg | 81mg | 0% |
Sugar | 4.4g | N/A | |
Sodium | 6mg | 14mg | 0% |
Selenium | 0.9µg | 0.9µg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.225mg | 0.242mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.111g | 0.023g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.228g | 0.228g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.035mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.228mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.086mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
2.49 g
Fats:
0.51 g
Carbs:
8.82 g
Water:
86.81 g
Other:
1.37 g
Protein:
2.6 g
Fats:
0.7 g
Carbs:
5.5 g
Water:
89.4 g
Other:
1.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +60.4% |
Contains more FatsFats | +37.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +31.4% |
~equal in
Protein
~2.6g
~equal in
Water
~89.4g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.111 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.228 g
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 | -79.3% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1095% |
~equal in
Polyunsaturated fat
~0.228g