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Watercress vs. Potato bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between watercress and potato bread

  • Watercress has more vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C; however, potato bread is richer in phosphorus, folate, iron, fiber, selenium, and zinc.
  • Watercress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 203% more.
  • Watercress contains less sodium.
  • Potato bread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of potato bread is 61, while the glycemic index of watercress is 32.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Watercress, raw and Bread, potato.

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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 20% 56% 63% 84% 31% 39% 158% 49% 33% 52%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +56.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +117.6%
Contains more IronIron +1025%
Contains more CopperCopper +22.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1209.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +515%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +955.6%
~equal in Manganese ~0.253mg

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% 8% 9.4% 1.5% 47% 24% 23% 49% 54% 19% 17% 95% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +112.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3576.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +108.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +525%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +163.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +79.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1300%
Contains more CholineCholine +104.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Potato bread DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 6.8µg 203%
Vitamin C 43mg 0mg 48%
Phosphorus 60mg 369mg 44%
Folate 9µg 126µg 29%
Iron 0.2mg 2.25mg 26%
Fiber 0.5g 6.3g 23%
Protein 2.3g 12.5g 20%
Selenium 0.9µg 9.5µg 16%
Carbs 1.29g 47.07g 15%
Vitamin A 160µg 24µg 15%
Sodium 41mg 375mg 15%
Calories 11kcal 266kcal 13%
Zinc 0.11mg 1.44mg 12%
Potassium 330mg 718mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.817mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.232mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.188mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 1.25mg 7%
Calcium 120mg 188mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.15µg 6%
Fats 0.1g 3.13g 5%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.47mg 4%
Copper 0.077mg 0.094mg 2%
Choline 9mg 18.4mg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 28mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.106mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Net carbs 0.79g 40.77g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Sugar 0.2g 9.38g N/A
Manganese 0.244mg 0.253mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.03mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.224mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0.268mg 0%
Leucine 0.166mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.311mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.112mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.285mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.143mg 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
13% 3% 47% 34% 4%
Protein: 12.5 g
Fats: 3.13 g
Carbs: 47.07 g
Water: 33.55 g
Other: 3.75 g
Contains more WaterWater +183.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +443.5%
Contains more FatsFats +3030%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3548.8%
Contains more OtherOther +212.5%

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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. Potato bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167943/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.