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Watercress vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between watercress and pork jowl?

  • Watercress is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and manganese, yet pork jowl is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Pork jowl's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 126% higher.
  • Watercress contains less saturated fat.
  • Pork jowl has a lower glycemic index than watercress.

We used Watercress, raw and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, 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 2.1% 1.2% 13% 16% 13% 23% 37% 3.3% 0.65% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +123%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4780%
Contains more IronIron +110%
Contains more ZincZinc +663.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +43.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -39%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%

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 0% 1% 5.8% 0% 97% 54% 85% 15% 21% 103% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5233.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +244.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +43.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +328.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +96.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2167.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Pork jowl DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 208%
Saturated fat 0.027g 25.26g 115%
Fats 0.1g 69.61g 107%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 32.89g 82%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 8.11g 54%
Vitamin C 43mg 0mg 48%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.82µg 34%
Calories 11kcal 655kcal 32%
Cholesterol 0mg 90mg 30%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 4.535mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.386mg 25%
Vitamin A 160µg 3µg 17%
Calcium 120mg 4mg 12%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.005mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.236mg 9%
Protein 2.3g 6.38g 8%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.84mg 7%
Potassium 330mg 148mg 5%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.29mg 5%
Phosphorus 60mg 86mg 4%
Copper 0.077mg 0.04mg 4%
Magnesium 21mg 3mg 4%
Iron 0.2mg 0.42mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.09mg 3%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Folate 9µg 1µg 2%
Choline 9mg 2%
Sodium 41mg 25mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.5µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.25mg 1%
Net carbs 0.79g 0g N/A
Carbs 1.29g 0g 0%
Sugar 0.2g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.03mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.21mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0.168mg 0%
Leucine 0.166mg 0.446mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.528mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.095mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.239mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.072mg 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
6% 70% 22% 2%
Protein: 6.38 g
Fats: 69.61 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 22.19 g
Other: 1.82 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +328.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +177.4%
Contains more FatsFats +69510%
Contains more OtherOther +51.7%

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
38% 50% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.89 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.11 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +411025%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23071.4%

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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. Pork jowl - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168269/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.