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Watercress vs. Cod liver oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between watercress and cod liver oil

  • Watercress has more vitamin C, calcium, manganese, vitamin B6, potassium, and vitamin B2; however, cod liver oil is richer in vitamin A and vitamin D.
  • Cod liver oil covers your daily vitamin A needs 1936% more than watercress.
  • Watercress contains less saturated fat.
  • Watercress has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of watercress is 32, while the glycemic index of cod liver oil is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Watercress, raw and Fish oil, cod liver.

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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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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% 10000% 0% 3750% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +18650%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Cod liver oil DV% diff.
Vitamin A 160µg 30000µg 3316%
Vitamin D 0µg 250µg 1250%
Vitamin D 0IU 10000IU 1250%
Vitamin K 250µg 208%
Cholesterol 0mg 570mg 190%
Fats 0.1g 100g 154%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 22.541g 150%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 46.711g 117%
Saturated fat 0.027g 22.608g 103%
Vitamin C 43mg 0mg 48%
Calories 11kcal 902kcal 45%
Calcium 120mg 0mg 12%
Manganese 0.244mg 0mg 11%
Potassium 330mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0mg 9%
Copper 0.077mg 0mg 9%
Phosphorus 60mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0mg 6%
Protein 2.3g 0g 5%
Magnesium 21mg 0mg 5%
Iron 0.2mg 0mg 3%
Sodium 41mg 0mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 0µg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Folate 9µg 0µg 2%
Choline 9mg 2%
Zinc 0.11mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 0.79g 0g N/A
Carbs 1.29g 0g 0%
Sugar 0.2g N/A
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%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 6.898g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 10.968g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.935g 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +99900%

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
25% 51% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 22.608 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 46.711 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 22.541 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +583787.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +64302.9%

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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. Cod liver oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173577/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.