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Watercress vs. Persimmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between watercress and persimmon?

  • Watercress is richer in calcium, yet persimmon is richer in iron and vitamin C.
  • Persimmon's daily need coverage for iron is 29% higher.
  • Watercress has 4 times more calcium than persimmon. Watercress has 120mg of calcium, while persimmon has 27mg.
  • Watercress has a lower glycemic index than persimmon.

We used Watercress, raw and Persimmons, native, raw types in this comparison.

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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 0% 8.1% 27% 94% 0% 0% 11% 0.13% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +344.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +130.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +1150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
~equal in Potassium ~310mg

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 220% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +53.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Persimmon DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 208%
Iron 0.2mg 2.5mg 29%
Vitamin C 43mg 66mg 26%
Vitamin A 160µg 18%
Carbs 1.29g 33.5g 11%
Manganese 0.244mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 10%
Calcium 120mg 27mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 9%
Copper 0.077mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 6%
Calories 11kcal 127kcal 6%
Phosphorus 60mg 26mg 5%
Magnesium 21mg 5%
Protein 2.3g 0.8g 3%
Sodium 41mg 1mg 2%
Folate 9µg 2%
Choline 9mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Potassium 330mg 310mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 1%
Zinc 0.11mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 0.79g 33.5g N/A
Sugar 0.2g N/A
Saturated fat 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0%
Tryptophan 0.03mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.041mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0.035mg 0%
Leucine 0.166mg 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.045mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0.042mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.016mg 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
34% 64%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 33.5 g
Water: 64.4 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +187.5%
Contains more WaterWater +47.7%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2496.9%

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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. Persimmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169943/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.