Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Watercress vs. Apple pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

The main differences between watercress and apple pie

  • Watercress has more vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, potassium, vitamin B6, and phosphorus; however, apple pie has more iron and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for watercress is 61% higher.
  • Apple pie has 13 times less vitamin C than watercress. Watercress has 43mg of vitamin C, while apple pie has 3.2mg.
  • Watercress is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Watercress, raw and Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour.

Infographic

Watercress vs Apple pie infographic
Infographic link

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% 36% 29% 7.5% 26% 3% 26% 5.3% 32% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 3.3% 5.7% 45% 15% 4.4% 10% 35% 24% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +990.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +407.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +67.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +34.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +505%
Contains more ZincZinc +45.5%

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 143% 53% 20% 0% 23% 28% 3.8% 19% 30% 0% 625% 6.8% 4.9%
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 11% 9.7% 0% 0% 34% 36% 21% 7.1% 8.8% 1.3% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1243.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +451.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +160.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +239.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +125%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +461.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Apple pie DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 208%
Vitamin C 43mg 3.2mg 44%
Saturated fat 0.027g 3.797g 17%
Fats 0.1g 11g 17%
Vitamin A 160µg 29µg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 2.198g 14%
Iron 0.2mg 1.21mg 13%
Calories 11kcal 237kcal 11%
Calcium 120mg 11mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 4.388g 11%
Carbs 1.29g 34g 11%
Sodium 41mg 266mg 10%
Potassium 330mg 65mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.038mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 1.123mg 6%
Phosphorus 60mg 24mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.119mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.134mg 4%
Fiber 0.5g 1.6g 4%
Magnesium 21mg 7mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.158mg 3%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.182mg 3%
Copper 0.077mg 0.046mg 3%
Choline 9mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Folate 9µg 4µg 1%
Protein 2.3g 1.9g 1%
Net carbs 0.79g 32.4g N/A
Sugar 0.2g N/A
Zinc 0.11mg 0.16mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.03mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0.073mg 0%
Leucine 0.166mg 0.129mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.07mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.088mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.038mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 95%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 1.29 g
Water: 95.11 g
Other: 1.2 g
2% 11% 34% 52%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 34 g
Water: 52.2 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.1%
Contains more WaterWater +82.2%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
Contains more FatsFats +10900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2535.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 11% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
37% 42% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.797 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.388 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.198 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +54750%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6180%

People also compare

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. Watercress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170068/nutrients
  2. Apple pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173239/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.