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Watercress vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between watercress and cucumber?

  • Cucumber has less vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin E, potassium, and vitamin B1 than watercress.
  • Watercress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 195% higher.
  • Watercress has 33 times more vitamin E than cucumber. Watercress has 1mg of vitamin E, while cucumber has 0.03mg.
  • Cucumber has a lower glycemic index than watercress.

We used Watercress, raw and Cucumber, with peel, raw types in this comparison.

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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 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +61.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +124.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +87.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +150%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +208.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more IronIron +40%
Contains more ZincZinc +81.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.1%

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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1435.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +104.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +222.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1424.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +50%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 16.4µg 195%
Vitamin C 43mg 2.8mg 45%
Vitamin A 160µg 5µg 17%
Calcium 120mg 16mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.04mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.033mg 7%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.079mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.03mg 6%
Potassium 330mg 147mg 5%
Phosphorus 60mg 24mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.027mg 5%
Copper 0.077mg 0.041mg 4%
Protein 2.3g 0.65g 3%
Magnesium 21mg 13mg 2%
Sodium 41mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.259mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.098mg 1%
Folate 9µg 7µg 1%
Choline 9mg 6mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.3µg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 0.28mg 1%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.2mg 1%
Carbs 1.29g 3.63g 1%
Calories 11kcal 15kcal 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.11g 0%
Net carbs 0.79g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 0.2g 1.67g N/A
Fiber 0.5g 0.5g 0%
Starch 0.83g 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.03mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.166mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.01mg 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% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +253.8%
Contains more OtherOther +215.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +181.4%
~equal in Fats ~0.11g
~equal in Water ~95.23g

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
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +60%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.032g

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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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.