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Watercress vs. Mousse — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between watercress and mousse

  • Watercress has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese, while mousse has more vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
  • Watercress covers your daily need for vitamin K, 207% more than mousse.
  • Watercress contains 430 times more vitamin C than mousse. While watercress contains 43mg of vitamin C, mousse contains only 0.1mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in watercress is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Watercress, raw and Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe.

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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 14% 29% 13% 21% 25% 17% 50% 5% 7.7% 40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +130.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +313.6%
Contains more IronIron +175%
Contains more ZincZinc +481.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +95%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +722.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~20mg
~equal in Copper ~0.075mg
~equal in Sodium ~38mg

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%
Mousse
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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 0.33% 47% 10% 0% 11% 47% 2.7% 32% 13% 59% 4% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +42900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +96.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +37%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +122.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +15525%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +70.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +71.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Mousse DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 1.6µg 207%
Vitamin C 43mg 0.1mg 48%
Cholesterol 0mg 140mg 47%
Saturated fat 0.027g 9.151g 41%
Fats 0.1g 16g 24%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.47µg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 5.027g 13%
Selenium 0.9µg 7.4µg 12%
Calories 11kcal 225kcal 11%
Phosphorus 60mg 117mg 8%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.059mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.205mg 7%
Potassium 330mg 143mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.879g 6%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.64mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.058mg 5%
Carbs 1.29g 16.07g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.045mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.533mg 4%
Iron 0.2mg 0.55mg 4%
Protein 2.3g 4.14g 4%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.51mg 3%
Calcium 120mg 96mg 2%
Folate 9µg 15µg 2%
Vitamin A 160µg 140µg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 7mg 2%
Choline 9mg 2%
Net carbs 0.79g 15.47g N/A
Magnesium 21mg 20mg 0%
Sugar 0.2g 14.81g N/A
Fiber 0.5g 0.6g 0%
Copper 0.077mg 0.075mg 0%
Sodium 41mg 38mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.146mg 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%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.01g N/A

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
Mousse
Mousse
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4% 16% 16% 63%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 16 g
Carbs: 16.07 g
Water: 62.94 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more WaterWater +51.1%
Contains more OtherOther +41.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +80%
Contains more FatsFats +15900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1145.7%

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
Mousse
Mousse
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61% 33% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.151 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.879 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +62737.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2411.4%

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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. Mousse - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168777/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.