Watercress vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between watercress and biscuits?

Watercress is higher in vitamin A and vitamin C, yet biscuits are higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
Watercress's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 62% more.
Watercress has 215 times more vitamin C than biscuits. While watercress has 43mg of vitamin C, biscuits have only 0.2mg.
The amount of sodium in watercress is lower.
The glycemic index of watercress is lower.

We used Watercress, raw and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe types 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.

Watercress

Biscuit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+172.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+95.8%
Contains more IronIron	+1350%
Contains more ZincZinc	+390.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+173.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+54.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2066.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.082mg

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.

Watercress

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+21400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+268.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+295.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+158.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1374.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+577.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.285mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	250µg		208%
Vitamin C	43mg	0.2mg	48%
Selenium	0.9µg	19.5µg	34%
Iron	0.2mg	2.9mg	34%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.035g	4.163g	28%
Fats	0.1g	16.3g	25%
Sodium	41mg	580mg	23%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.356mg	22%
Saturated fat	0.027g	4.324g	20%
Vitamin A	160µg		18%
Monounsaturated fat	0.008g	6.93g	17%
Vitamin B3	0.2mg	2.949mg	17%
Calories	11kcal	353kcal	17%
Phosphorus	60mg	164mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.31mg	15%
Carbs	1.29g	44.6g	14%
Folate	9µg	61µg	13%
Calcium	120mg	235mg	12%
Protein	2.3g	7g	9%
Vitamin E	1mg		7%
Vitamin B6	0.129mg	0.035mg	7%
Manganese	0.244mg	0.378mg	6%
Potassium	330mg	121mg	6%
Fiber	0.5g	1.5g	4%
Zinc	0.11mg	0.54mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.08µg	3%
Choline	9mg		2%
Copper	0.077mg	0.082mg	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Magnesium	21mg	18mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.31mg	0.285mg	1%
Net carbs	0.79g	43.1g	N/A
Sugar	0.2g	2.18g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.03mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.133mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.093mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	0.166mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.134mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.02mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.114mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.137mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.04mg	0.161mg	0%