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Watercress vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between watercress and butterscotch

  • Watercress is higher than butterscotch in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, manganese, vitamin B6, potassium, and copper.
  • Watercress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 208% higher.
  • Watercress has less sodium.
  • Watercress has a lower glycemic index (32) than butterscotch (60).

The food types used in this comparison are Watercress, raw and Candies, butterscotch.

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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% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10900%
Contains more IronIron +1900%
Contains more CopperCopper +7600%
Contains more ZincZinc +22.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +471.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1011.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +650%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +650%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +7650%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +83233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1025%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Butterscotch DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 0.3µg 208%
Vitamin C 43mg 0mg 48%
Carbs 1.29g 90.4g 30%
Calories 11kcal 391kcal 19%
Sodium 41mg 391mg 15%
Vitamin A 160µg 28µg 15%
Calcium 120mg 4mg 12%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.001mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0mg 10%
Potassium 330mg 3mg 10%
Saturated fat 0.027g 2.065g 9%
Copper 0.077mg 0.001mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.016mg 8%
Phosphorus 60mg 1mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.012mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.09mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.004mg 6%
Fats 0.1g 3.3g 5%
Protein 2.3g 0.03g 5%
Magnesium 21mg 0mg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Folate 9µg 0µg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.845g 2%
Iron 0.2mg 0.01mg 2%
Choline 9mg 0.8mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.122g 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.002mg 1%
Net carbs 0.79g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 0.2g 80.46g N/A
Zinc 0.11mg 0.09mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.03mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.166mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 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
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +7566.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1711.6%
Contains more OtherOther +17.6%
Contains more FatsFats +3200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +6907.8%

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
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10462.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +248.6%

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.