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Watercress vs. Rambutan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between watercress and rambutan

  • Watercress has more vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5; however, rambutan is richer in vitamin B3.
  • Watercress's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 64% more.
  • Watercress contains 17 times more vitamin B5 than rambutan. Watercress contains 0.31mg of vitamin B5, while rambutan contains 0.018mg.
  • Rambutan has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of rambutan is 59, while the glycemic index of watercress is 32.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Watercress, raw and Rambutan, canned, syrup pack.

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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 5% 6.6% 3.7% 13% 22% 2.2% 3.9% 1.4% 45% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +445.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +685.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +37.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +566.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +75%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +40.6%

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%
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 16% 0% 0% 0% 3.3% 5.1% 25% 1.1% 4.6% 0% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +777.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +592.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +445.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1622.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +545%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +12.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +576%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Rambutan DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 208%
Vitamin C 43mg 4.9mg 42%
Vitamin A 160µg 0µg 18%
Calcium 120mg 22mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.02mg 8%
Potassium 330mg 42mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.022mg 8%
Phosphorus 60mg 9mg 7%
Carbs 1.29g 20.87g 7%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 1.352mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.013mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.018mg 6%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.343mg 4%
Calories 11kcal 82kcal 4%
Magnesium 21mg 7mg 3%
Protein 2.3g 0.65g 3%
Choline 9mg 2%
Iron 0.2mg 0.35mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0.9g 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Sodium 41mg 11mg 1%
Copper 0.077mg 0.066mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.21g 0%
Net carbs 0.79g 19.97g N/A
Sugar 0.2g N/A
Zinc 0.11mg 0.08mg 0%
Folate 9µg 8µg 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
21% 78%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.21 g
Carbs: 20.87 g
Water: 78.04 g
Other: 0.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +253.8%
Contains more WaterWater +21.9%
Contains more OtherOther +421.7%
Contains more FatsFats +110%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1517.8%

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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. Rambutan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168167/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.