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Watercress vs. Garden rhubarb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are watercress and garden rhubarb different?

  • Watercress is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, phosphorus, copper, and vitamin B1, while garden rhubarb is higher in fiber.
  • Watercress covers your daily need for vitamin K, 184% more than garden rhubarb.
  • Watercress contains 31 times more vitamin A than garden rhubarb. Watercress contains 3191 IU of vitamin A, while garden rhubarb contains 102 IU.
  • Watercress has a higher glycemic index (32) than garden rhubarb (13).

Watercress, raw and Rhubarb, raw types were used 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +39.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +266.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +328.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.2%
~equal in Iron ~0.22mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.1mg

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 143% 53% 20% 0% 23% 28% 3.8% 19% 30% 0% 625% 6.8%
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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +437.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +270.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +264.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +437.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +753.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Garden rhubarb DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 29.3µg 184%
Vitamin C 43mg 8mg 39%
Vitamin A 160µg 5µg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.024mg 8%
Phosphorus 60mg 14mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.03mg 7%
Copper 0.077mg 0.021mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.02mg 6%
Fiber 0.5g 1.8g 5%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.27mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.085mg 5%
Protein 2.3g 0.9g 3%
Calcium 120mg 86mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 12mg 2%
Sodium 41mg 4mg 2%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.196mg 2%
Calories 11kcal 21kcal 1%
Carbs 1.29g 4.54g 1%
Potassium 330mg 288mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.3mg 1%
Folate 9µg 7µg 1%
Choline 9mg 6.1mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 0.79g 2.74g N/A
Iron 0.2mg 0.22mg 0%
Sugar 0.2g 1.1g N/A
Zinc 0.11mg 0.1mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.039g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.099g 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +155.6%
Contains more OtherOther +60%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +251.9%
~equal in Water ~93.61g

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
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +387.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +182.9%

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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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/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.