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Watercress vs. Jelly bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are watercress and jelly bean different?

  • Watercress has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, vitamin B6, manganese, potassium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and vitamin B1 than jelly bean.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for watercress is 208% higher.
  • Watercress has a lower glycemic index (32) than jelly bean (80).

Watercress, raw and Candies, jellybeans are the varieties used 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 1.4% 0.9% 3.3% 4.9% 9.3% 1.4% 1.7% 6.5% 4.6% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +791.9%
Contains more IronIron +53.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +175%
Contains more ZincZinc +120%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +597.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.2%

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%
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% 0% 0% 0% 1% 2.5% 0.15% 0.54% 0.92% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +990.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3344.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3125%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Jelly bean DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 0µg 208%
Vitamin C 43mg 0mg 48%
Carbs 1.29g 93.55g 31%
Calories 11kcal 375kcal 18%
Vitamin A 160µg 0µg 18%
Calcium 120mg 3mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.004mg 10%
Potassium 330mg 37mg 9%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.035mg 9%
Phosphorus 60mg 4mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.011mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.004mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.009mg 6%
Protein 2.3g 0g 5%
Copper 0.077mg 0.028mg 5%
Magnesium 21mg 2mg 5%
Folate 9µg 0µg 2%
Choline 9mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.008mg 1%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.05mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 0.13mg 1%
Fiber 0.5g 0.2g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.05g 0%
Net carbs 0.79g 93.35g N/A
Sugar 0.2g 70g N/A
Sodium 41mg 50mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0g 0%
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%

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
94% 6%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 93.55 g
Water: 6.3 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +1409.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +7151.9%

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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. Jelly bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167991/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.