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Watercress vs. Rice pudding — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are watercress and rice pudding different?

  • Watercress is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, vitamin B6, copper, and potassium; however, rice pudding is richer in vitamin B12 and vitamin D.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for watercress is 60% higher.
  • Watercress contains 61 times more vitamin C than rice pudding. While watercress contains 43mg of vitamin C, rice pudding contains only 0.7mg.
  • Watercress has less saturated fat.
  • Watercress has a lower glycemic index (32) than rice pudding (59).

Watercress, raw and Puddings, rice, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk are the varieties 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 9.3% 32% 11% 14% 6% 10% 37% 14% 7.4% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +61.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +327.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +328.1%
Contains more IronIron +85%
Contains more ZincZinc +245.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +111.1%

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 2.3% 15% 0% 12% 19% 33% 8.3% 17% 8.1% 30% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +6042.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +247.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +268.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +125%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +121.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.288mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Rice pudding DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 208%
Vitamin C 43mg 0.7mg 47%
Vitamin A 160µg 46µg 13%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.24µg 10%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.057mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.035mg 7%
Carbs 1.29g 20.81g 7%
Copper 0.077mg 0.018mg 7%
Potassium 330mg 130mg 6%
Calories 11kcal 111kcal 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.8µg 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 34IU 4%
Phosphorus 60mg 87mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.967g 4%
Sodium 41mg 109mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.443mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.141mg 2%
Protein 2.3g 3.29g 2%
Choline 9mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.9µg 2%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.38mg 2%
Calcium 120mg 105mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0.1g 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 6mg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 13mg 2%
Fats 0.1g 1.63g 2%
Iron 0.2mg 0.37mg 2%
Folate 9µg 4µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.075mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.441g 1%
Net carbs 0.79g 20.71g N/A
Sugar 0.2g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.288mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.03mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.126mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0.169mg 0%
Leucine 0.166mg 0.273mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.221mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.07mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0.187mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.075mg 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
3% 21% 73%
Protein: 3.29 g
Fats: 1.63 g
Carbs: 20.81 g
Water: 73.43 g
Other: 0.84 g
Contains more WaterWater +29.5%
Contains more OtherOther +42.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +43%
Contains more FatsFats +1530%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1513.2%

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
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.967 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.441 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5412.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +71.4%

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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. Rice pudding - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169611/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.