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Water vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between water and garden cress

  • Water has less manganese, potassium, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, and calcium.
  • Garden cress covers your daily manganese needs 24% more than water.

Food varieties used in this article are Beverages, water, tap, well 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.
Water
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0% 0% 5.3% 0.27% 0% 0.65% 0% 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 less SodiumSodium -64.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +962.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%

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.
Water
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Water Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Vitamin C 69mg 77%
Vitamin A 346µg 38%
Manganese 0mg 0.553mg 24%
Folate 80µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 19%
Potassium 0mg 606mg 18%
Copper 0.016mg 0.17mg 17%
Iron 0mg 1.3mg 16%
Phosphorus 0mg 76mg 11%
Magnesium 1mg 38mg 9%
Calcium 3mg 81mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 5%
Protein 0g 2.6g 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Fiber 0g 1.1g 4%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Calories 0kcal 32kcal 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.23mg 2%
Carbs 0g 5.5g 2%
Fats 0g 0.7g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 1%
Net carbs 0g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Sodium 5mg 14mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Water
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.9 g
Other: 0.1 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 WaterWater +11.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +1700%

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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. Water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175096/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.