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Watercress vs. Pea soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between watercress and pea soup

  • Watercress has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, vitamin B6, potassium, and vitamin B2; however, pea soup is richer in copper and iron.
  • Watercress covers your daily vitamin K needs 208% more than pea soup.
  • Pea soup has 266 times less vitamin A than watercress. Watercress has 3191IU of vitamin A, while pea soup has 12IU.
  • Watercress contains less sodium.
  • Pea soup has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pea soup is 66, while the glycemic index of watercress is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Watercress, raw and Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume 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 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +364.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.8%
Contains more IronIron +265%
Contains more CopperCopper +89.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +481.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
~equal in Manganese ~0.245mg

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 2% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +7066.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5233.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1011.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +380%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +532.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +545%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +124900%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +131%
Contains more CholineCholine +46.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Pea soup DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 0.2µg 208%
Vitamin C 43mg 0.6mg 47%
Vitamin A 160µg 3µg 17%
Sodium 41mg 336mg 13%
Calcium 120mg 12mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.02mg 8%
Potassium 330mg 71mg 8%
Copper 0.077mg 0.146mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.025mg 7%
Iron 0.2mg 0.73mg 7%
Fiber 0.5g 1.9g 6%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.09mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.049mg 5%
Selenium 0.9µg 3.6µg 5%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.64mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.04mg 4%
Calories 11kcal 61kcal 3%
Carbs 1.29g 9.88g 3%
Phosphorus 60mg 47mg 2%
Folate 9µg 1µg 2%
Fats 0.1g 1.09g 2%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.524g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.462mg 2%
Protein 2.3g 3.2g 2%
Magnesium 21mg 15mg 1%
Choline 9mg 13.2mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.372g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.142g 1%
Net carbs 0.79g 7.98g N/A
Sugar 0.2g 3.19g N/A
Manganese 0.244mg 0.245mg 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
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 g
Contains more WaterWater +12.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.1%
Contains more FatsFats +990%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +665.9%
~equal in Other ~1.28g

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
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4550%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +305.7%

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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. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/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.