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Watercress vs. Poblano — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are watercress and poblano different?

  • Watercress is higher in vitamin C; however, poblano is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, iron, fiber, potassium, copper, manganese, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for poblano is 345% higher.
  • Watercress contains 22 times more vitamin C than poblano. While watercress contains 43mg of vitamin C, poblano contains only 2mg.

Watercress, raw and Peppers, ancho, dried 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 81% 18% 213% 410% 169% 39% 86% 5.6% 167% 16%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +96.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +438.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +630.6%
Contains more IronIron +5365%
Contains more CopperCopper +559.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1190.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +235%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +424.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +222.2%
~equal in Sodium ~43mg

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 6.7% 341% 0% 0% 45% 520% 120% 120% 816% 0% 0% 52% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2050%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +538.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +98.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1779.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3101.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +542.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2640.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +666.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Poblano DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 3.535mg 262%
Vitamin K 250µg 208%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 2.255mg 164%
Iron 0.2mg 10.93mg 134%
Vitamin A 160µg 1022µg 96%
Fiber 0.5g 21.6g 84%
Potassium 330mg 2411mg 61%
Copper 0.077mg 0.508mg 48%
Vitamin C 43mg 2mg 46%
Manganese 0.244mg 1.279mg 45%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 6.403mg 39%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 1.993mg 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 4.511g 30%
Magnesium 21mg 113mg 22%
Phosphorus 60mg 201mg 20%
Protein 2.3g 11.86g 19%
Carbs 1.29g 51.42g 17%
Folate 9µg 69µg 15%
Calories 11kcal 281kcal 14%
Zinc 0.11mg 1.42mg 12%
Fats 0.1g 8.2g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.179mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Calcium 120mg 61mg 6%
Selenium 0.9µg 2.9µg 4%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.82g 4%
Choline 9mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.492g 1%
Net carbs 0.79g 29.82g N/A
Sugar 0.2g N/A
Sodium 41mg 43mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.03mg 0.155mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.425mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0.373mg 0%
Leucine 0.166mg 0.605mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.515mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.142mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.361mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0.489mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.232mg 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
12% 8% 51% 23% 6%
Protein: 11.86 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 51.42 g
Water: 22.63 g
Other: 5.89 g
Contains more WaterWater +320.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +415.7%
Contains more FatsFats +8100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3886%
Contains more OtherOther +390.8%

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
14% 8% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.82 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.492 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.511 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6050%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12788.6%

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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. Poblano - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169396/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.