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Watercress vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between watercress and ginger?

  • Watercress is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1, yet ginger is higher in copper, fiber, and magnesium.
  • Watercress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 208% more.
  • The glycemic index of ginger is lower.

We used Watercress, raw and Ginger root, raw types in this article.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +76.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +104.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.8%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +193.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +209.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.3%
~equal in Manganese ~0.229mg

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%
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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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +760%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +284.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +260%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +252.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +52.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +249900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +275%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +220%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 0.1µg 208%
Vitamin C 43mg 5mg 42%
Vitamin A 160µg 0µg 18%
Copper 0.077mg 0.226mg 17%
Calcium 120mg 16mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.034mg 7%
Fiber 0.5g 2g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.025mg 5%
Carbs 1.29g 17.77g 5%
Magnesium 21mg 43mg 5%
Iron 0.2mg 0.6mg 5%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.26mg 5%
Choline 9mg 28.8mg 4%
Phosphorus 60mg 34mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.75mg 3%
Calories 11kcal 80kcal 3%
Potassium 330mg 415mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.16mg 2%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.34mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.203mg 2%
Sodium 41mg 13mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.154g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.75g 1%
Folate 9µg 11µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.203g 1%
Protein 2.3g 1.82g 1%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.229mg 1%
Net carbs 0.79g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 0.2g 1.7g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.03mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.166mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.03mg 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
Ginger
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +26.4%
Contains more WaterWater +20.6%
Contains more OtherOther +55.8%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1277.5%

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
Ginger
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1825%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +340%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.