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Watercress vs. Pomelo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between watercress and pomelo?

  • Watercress is richer in vitamin A, calcium, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and phosphorus, yet pomelo is richer in vitamin C.
  • Watercress's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 64% higher.
  • Watercress has 30 times more calcium than pomelo. Watercress has 120mg of calcium, while pomelo has 4mg.
  • Watercress has a lower glycemic index than pomelo.

We used Watercress, raw and Pummelo, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 19% 4.1% 16% 2.2% 7.3% 0.13% 2.2% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +52.8%
Contains more IronIron +81.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +60.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +37.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +252.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1335.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%

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%
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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 203% 0% 0% 0% 8.5% 6.2% 4.1% 0% 8.3% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +164.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +344.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +258.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +41.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.22mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Pomelo DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 208%
Vitamin C 43mg 61mg 20%
Vitamin A 160µg 0µg 18%
Calcium 120mg 4mg 12%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.017mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.036mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.027mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Phosphorus 60mg 17mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.034mg 5%
Magnesium 21mg 6mg 4%
Copper 0.077mg 0.048mg 3%
Potassium 330mg 216mg 3%
Carbs 1.29g 9.62g 3%
Protein 2.3g 0.76g 3%
Fiber 0.5g 1g 2%
Sodium 41mg 1mg 2%
Folate 9µg 2%
Choline 9mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Calories 11kcal 38kcal 1%
Iron 0.2mg 0.11mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.04g 0%
Net carbs 0.79g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 0.2g N/A
Zinc 0.11mg 0.08mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.22mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 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
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10% 89%
Protein: 0.76 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 9.62 g
Water: 89.1 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +202.6%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more OtherOther +150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +645.7%
~equal in Water ~89.1g

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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. Pomelo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167754/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.