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Watercress vs. Babassu oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between watercress and babassu oil

  • Watercress has more vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and vitamin B1; however, babassu oil is higher in vitamin E.
  • Babassu oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 406% more than watercress.
  • Watercress has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of watercress is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Watercress, raw and Oil, babassu.

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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% 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 0% 0% 382% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1810%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Babassu oil DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.027g 81.2g 369%
Vitamin K 250µg 208%
Fats 0.1g 100g 154%
Vitamin E 1mg 19.1mg 121%
Vitamin C 43mg 0mg 48%
Calories 11kcal 884kcal 44%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 11.4g 28%
Vitamin A 160µg 0µg 18%
Calcium 120mg 0mg 12%
Manganese 0.244mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 1.6g 10%
Potassium 330mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0mg 9%
Copper 0.077mg 9%
Phosphorus 60mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0mg 6%
Magnesium 21mg 0mg 5%
Protein 2.3g 0g 5%
Iron 0.2mg 0mg 3%
Choline 9mg 2%
Folate 9µg 0µg 2%
Sodium 41mg 0mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0mg 1%
Zinc 0.11mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 1.29g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.79g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.2g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.03mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.166mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +99900%

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
86% 12% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 81.2 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.4 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.6 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +142400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4471.4%

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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. Watercress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170068/nutrients
  2. Babassu oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171428/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.