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Watercress vs. Chocolate ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between watercress and chocolate ice cream

  • Watercress is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C; however, chocolate ice cream is richer in vitamin B12, iron, phosphorus, copper, and vitamin B2.
  • Watercress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 208% higher.
  • Watercress has 61 times more vitamin C than chocolate ice cream. While watercress has 43mg of vitamin C, chocolate ice cream has only 0.7mg.
  • Watercress has less saturated fat.
  • Watercress has a lower glycemic index (32) than chocolate ice cream (62).

The food types used in this comparison are Watercress, raw and Ice creams, chocolate.

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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 21% 33% 22% 35% 45% 16% 46% 9.9% 18% 14%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +74.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.1%
Contains more IronIron +365%
Contains more CopperCopper +75.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +427.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +177.8%
~equal in Calcium ~109mg

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 2.3% 39% 6% 3% 11% 45% 4.2% 33% 13% 36% 0.75% 12% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +6042.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +35.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +134.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +83233.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +61.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +78.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +77.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +150%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Chocolate ice cream DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 0.3µg 208%
Vitamin C 43mg 0.7mg 47%
Saturated fat 0.027g 6.8g 31%
Fats 0.1g 11g 17%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.29µg 12%
Cholesterol 0mg 34mg 11%
Calories 11kcal 216kcal 10%
Carbs 1.29g 28.2g 9%
Iron 0.2mg 0.93mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 3.21g 8%
Phosphorus 60mg 107mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.055mg 6%
Copper 0.077mg 0.135mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.194mg 6%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.14mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.554mg 5%
Vitamin A 160µg 118µg 5%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.3mg 5%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.58mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.042mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.41g 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 2.5µg 3%
Protein 2.3g 3.8g 3%
Fiber 0.5g 1.2g 3%
Folate 9µg 16µg 2%
Sodium 41mg 76mg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 29mg 2%
Potassium 330mg 249mg 2%
Choline 9mg 22.5mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Calcium 120mg 109mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 0.79g 27g N/A
Sugar 0.2g 25.36g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.226mg 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
4% 11% 28% 56%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 28.2 g
Water: 55.7 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +70.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +65.2%
Contains more FatsFats +10900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2086%
~equal in Other ~1.3g

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.8 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.21 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.41 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +40025%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1071.4%

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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 ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168809/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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