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Watercress vs. Chocolate brownie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between watercress and chocolate brownie

  • Watercress has more vitamin C and vitamin A; however, chocolate brownie is higher in copper, iron, selenium, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Watercress covers your daily vitamin C needs 47% more than chocolate brownie.
  • Chocolate brownie contains 4 times less vitamin A than watercress. Watercress contains 3191IU of vitamin A, while chocolate brownie contains 827IU.
  • Watercress has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Watercress, raw and Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe.

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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 38% 17% 16% 69% 129% 26% 57% 45% 77% 63%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +110.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +152.4%
Contains more IronIron +820%
Contains more CopperCopper +403.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +781.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +120%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +140.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1177.8%

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 1% 59% 0% 0% 35% 44% 18% 20% 22% 20% 0% 22% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +14233.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +37.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +56.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +391%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +222.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~176µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.328mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Chocolate brownie DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 208%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 9.412g 63%
Vitamin C 43mg 0.3mg 47%
Fats 0.1g 29.1g 45%
Copper 0.077mg 0.388mg 35%
Saturated fat 0.027g 7.319g 33%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 10.839g 27%
Cholesterol 0mg 73mg 24%
Calories 11kcal 466kcal 23%
Iron 0.2mg 1.84mg 21%
Selenium 0.9µg 11.5µg 19%
Carbs 1.29g 50.2g 16%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.587mg 15%
Sodium 41mg 343mg 13%
Phosphorus 60mg 132mg 10%
Protein 2.3g 6.2g 8%
Magnesium 21mg 53mg 8%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.97mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Calcium 120mg 57mg 6%
Folate 9µg 29µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.19mg 5%
Potassium 330mg 176mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.982mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.141mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.094mg 3%
Vitamin A 160µg 176µg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Choline 9mg 2%
Net carbs 0.79g 50.2g N/A
Sugar 0.2g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.328mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.03mg 0.078mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.228mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0.265mg 0%
Leucine 0.166mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.283mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.298mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.006g N/A

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
6% 29% 50% 13% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 29.1 g
Carbs: 50.2 g
Water: 12.6 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +654.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +169.6%
Contains more FatsFats +29000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3791.5%
Contains more OtherOther +58.3%

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
27% 39% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.319 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.839 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.412 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +135387.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +26791.4%

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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. Chocolate brownie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174949/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.