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Watercress vs. Quince — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between watercress and quince?

  • Watercress is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B1, yet quince is higher in iron, copper, and fiber.
  • Watercress's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 63% more.
  • Watercress has 11 times more calcium than quince. While watercress has 120mg of calcium, quince has only 11mg.

We used Watercress, raw and Quinces, raw types 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.3% 17% 26% 43% 1.1% 7.3% 0.52% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +162.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +990.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +175%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +252.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more IronIron +250%
Contains more CopperCopper +68.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.2%

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 50% 0.67% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 3.8% 4.9% 9.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +186.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +282.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +222.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.2mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Quince DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 208%
Vitamin C 43mg 15mg 31%
Vitamin A 160µg 2µg 18%
Calcium 120mg 11mg 11%
Manganese 0.244mg 11%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.04mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.03mg 7%
Iron 0.2mg 0.7mg 6%
Fiber 0.5g 1.9g 6%
Copper 0.077mg 0.13mg 6%
Phosphorus 60mg 17mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.02mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.081mg 5%
Carbs 1.29g 15.3g 5%
Potassium 330mg 197mg 4%
Protein 2.3g 0.4g 4%
Magnesium 21mg 8mg 3%
Folate 9µg 3µg 2%
Choline 9mg 2%
Calories 11kcal 57kcal 2%
Sodium 41mg 4mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.6µg 1%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.04mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 0.79g 13.4g N/A
Sugar 0.2g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.01g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.05g 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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15% 84%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.3 g
Water: 83.8 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +475%
Contains more WaterWater +13.5%
Contains more OtherOther +200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1086%
~equal in Fats ~0.1g

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
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10% 38% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +350%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +42.9%

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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. Quince - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168163/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.