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Watercress vs. Soup beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are watercress and soup beans different?

  • Watercress is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, calcium, and vitamin B6, while soup beans are higher in fiber, iron, selenium, and copper.
  • Watercress covers your daily need for vitamin C, 46% more than soup beans.
  • Watercress contains 4 times more calcium than soup beans. Watercress contains 120mg of calcium, while soup beans contain 32mg.
  • Watercress is lower in sodium.
  • Soup beans have a higher glycemic index (64) than watercress (32).

Watercress, raw and Soup, bean with ham, canned, chunky, ready-to-serve 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 14% 9.6% 15% 50% 53% 12% 25% 52% 38% 38%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +88.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.8%
Contains more IronIron +565%
Contains more CopperCopper +107.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +666.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~19mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~59mg

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 6% 27% 0% 0% 15% 14% 13% 2.4% 12% 3.8% 0% 9% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2288.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +97.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +675%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +158%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +250%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Soup beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 208%
Vitamin C 43mg 1.8mg 46%
Sodium 41mg 400mg 16%
Fiber 0.5g 4.6g 16%
Iron 0.2mg 1.33mg 14%
Selenium 0.9µg 6.9µg 11%
Vitamin A 160µg 81µg 9%
Copper 0.077mg 0.16mg 9%
Calcium 120mg 32mg 9%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Protein 2.3g 5.19g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.05mg 6%
Saturated fat 0.027g 1.37g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.04mg 5%
Potassium 330mg 175mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.06mg 5%
Fats 0.1g 3.5g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 1.58g 4%
Calories 11kcal 95kcal 4%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.7mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.06mg 3%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.44mg 3%
Carbs 1.29g 11.16g 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.29mg 2%
Choline 9mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.39g 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.03µg 1%
Folate 9µg 12µg 1%
Net carbs 0.79g 6.56g N/A
Magnesium 21mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 0.2g N/A
Phosphorus 60mg 59mg 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% 4% 11% 79%
Protein: 5.19 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 11.16 g
Water: 78.63 g
Other: 1.52 g
Contains more WaterWater +21%
Contains more ProteinProtein +125.7%
Contains more FatsFats +3400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +765.1%
Contains more OtherOther +26.7%

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
41% 47% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.37 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.58 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.39 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19650%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1014.3%

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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. Soup beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171144/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.