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Watercress vs. Lemonade — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between watercress and lemonade

  • Lemonade contains less vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, manganese, vitamin B6, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1 than watercress.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for watercress is 208% higher.
  • Lemonade has 3191 times less vitamin A than watercress. Watercress has 3191IU of vitamin A, while lemonade has 1IU.
  • Lemonade has a higher glycemic index than watercress.

Food types used in this article are Watercress, raw and Lemonade, frozen concentrate, white, prepared with water.

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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% 1.2% 1.3% 6% 7% 0.55% 0.86% 0.52% 0.65% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2100%
Contains more IronIron +25%
Contains more CopperCopper +266.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4780%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
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%
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 13% 0% 0.2% 0% 1.5% 4.8% 0.3% 0.78% 1.4% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1002.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +9900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +471.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1150%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2284.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2050%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +2150%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Lemonade DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 0µg 208%
Vitamin C 43mg 3.9mg 43%
Vitamin A 160µg 0µg 18%
Calcium 120mg 4mg 12%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.005mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.006mg 9%
Potassium 330mg 15mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.021mg 8%
Phosphorus 60mg 2mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.01mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.006mg 7%
Copper 0.077mg 0.021mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.013mg 6%
Magnesium 21mg 2mg 5%
Protein 2.3g 0.07g 4%
Carbs 1.29g 10.42g 3%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Sodium 41mg 4mg 2%
Folate 9µg 1µg 2%
Choline 9mg 0.4mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.016mg 1%
Calories 11kcal 40kcal 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.1µg 1%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.02mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 0.16mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.04g 0%
Net carbs 0.79g 10.42g N/A
Sugar 0.2g 9.98g N/A
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.006g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.013g 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
10% 89%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 10.42 g
Water: 89.35 g
Other: 0.12 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3185.7%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more OtherOther +900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +707.8%
~equal in Water ~89.35g

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
29% 10% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.006 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.013 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +169.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.8%

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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. Lemonade - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173217/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.