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Watercress vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between watercress and honey?

  • Watercress is richer than honey in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, potassium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B1, manganese, and vitamin E.
  • Watercress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 208% more.
  • The glycemic index of watercress is lower.

We used Watercress, raw and Honey 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%
Honey
Honey
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +534.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +113.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +205%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.5%
Contains more IronIron +110%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.2%

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%
Honey
Honey
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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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +8500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +215.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +355.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +437.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
Contains more CholineCholine +309.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Honey DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 0µg 208%
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Vitamin C 43mg 0.5mg 47%
Carbs 1.29g 82.4g 27%
Vitamin A 160µg 0µg 18%
Calories 11kcal 304kcal 15%
Calcium 120mg 6mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0mg 8%
Phosphorus 60mg 4mg 8%
Potassium 330mg 52mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.024mg 8%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.08mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.038mg 6%
Magnesium 21mg 2mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.068mg 5%
Copper 0.077mg 0.036mg 5%
Protein 2.3g 0.3g 4%
Iron 0.2mg 0.42mg 3%
Folate 9µg 2µg 2%
Sodium 41mg 4mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0.2g 1%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.22mg 1%
Choline 9mg 2.2mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.79g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 0.2g 82.12g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.8µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.121mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.03mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.166mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.001mg 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
Honey
Honey
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82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +666.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +456.2%
Contains more OtherOther +500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +6287.6%

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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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/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.