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Watercress vs. Italian sausage raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between watercress and italian sausage raw?

  • Watercress is higher in vitamin A and vitamin C, yet italian sausage raw is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and zinc.
  • Watercress's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 64% more.
  • Watercress has 22 times more vitamin C than italian sausage raw. While watercress has 43mg of vitamin C, italian sausage raw has only 2mg.
  • The amount of sodium in watercress is lower.

We used Watercress, raw and Sausage, Italian, pork, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 5.4% 22% 44% 27% 49% 61% 95% 7.6% 135%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +320.7%
Contains more IronIron +490%
Contains more ZincZinc +1527.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +136.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2655.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 142% 39% 61% 31% 69% 114% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2050%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +12.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +531.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1525%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +64.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +132.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Italian sausage raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 208%
Saturated fat 0.027g 11.27g 51%
Fats 0.1g 31.33g 48%
Vitamin C 43mg 2mg 46%
Selenium 0.9µg 24.8µg 43%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.568mg 40%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.91µg 38%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 14.34g 36%
Sodium 41mg 731mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 4.03g 27%
Cholesterol 0mg 76mg 25%
Protein 2.3g 14.25g 24%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 3.25mg 19%
Vitamin A 160µg 0µg 18%
Calories 11kcal 346kcal 17%
Zinc 0.11mg 1.79mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.3mg 13%
Phosphorus 60mg 142mg 12%
Iron 0.2mg 1.18mg 12%
Calcium 120mg 18mg 10%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.058mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.168mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.51mg 4%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Potassium 330mg 253mg 2%
Choline 9mg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 14mg 2%
Net carbs 0.79g 0.65g N/A
Carbs 1.29g 0.65g 0%
Sugar 0.2g N/A
Copper 0.077mg 0.08mg 0%
Folate 9µg 8µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.03mg 0.114mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.563mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0.52mg 0%
Leucine 0.166mg 0.956mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 1.083mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.346mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.477mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0.572mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.411mg 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
14% 31% 51% 3%
Protein: 14.25 g
Fats: 31.33 g
Carbs: 0.65 g
Water: 51.08 g
Other: 2.69 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +98.5%
Contains more WaterWater +86.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +519.6%
Contains more FatsFats +31230%
Contains more OtherOther +124.2%

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
38% 48% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.27 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 14.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.03 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +179150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11414.3%

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. Italian sausage raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171631/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.