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Watercress vs. Toffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between watercress and toffee

  • Toffee contains less vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, vitamin B6, calcium, copper, and potassium than watercress.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for watercress is 206% higher.
  • Toffee has 215 times less vitamin C than watercress. Watercress has 43mg of vitamin C, while toffee has 0.2mg.
  • Watercress is lower in saturated fat.
  • Toffee has a higher glycemic index than watercress.

Food types used in this article are Watercress, raw and Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe.

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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 2.9% 10% 4.5% 1.1% 1% 3.3% 14% 18% 0.26% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +425%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +252.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +547.1%
Contains more IronIron +566.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +2466.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -69.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.5%
~equal in Zinc ~0.12mg

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 0.67% 106% 19% 0% 2% 16% 0.54% 8% 2.1% 14% 7% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +21400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1025%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +589.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +131.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1333.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8828.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +99.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.94mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Toffee DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 2.8µg 206%
Saturated fat 0.027g 20.565g 93%
Fats 0.1g 32.75g 50%
Vitamin C 43mg 0.2mg 48%
Cholesterol 0mg 104mg 35%
Calories 11kcal 560kcal 27%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 8.964g 22%
Carbs 1.29g 64.72g 21%
Vitamin A 160µg 319µg 18%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.002mg 11%
Calcium 120mg 34mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.009mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 1.222g 8%
Copper 0.077mg 0.003mg 8%
Potassium 330mg 51mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.008mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.11µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.134mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.068mg 4%
Magnesium 21mg 4mg 4%
Sodium 41mg 135mg 4%
Phosphorus 60mg 32mg 4%
Iron 0.2mg 0.03mg 2%
Protein 2.3g 1.07g 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Folate 9µg 2µg 2%
Choline 9mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.029mg 1%
Net carbs 0.79g 64.72g N/A
Sugar 0.2g 63.47g N/A
Zinc 0.11mg 0.12mg 0%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.94mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.8µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.674g N/A
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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g N/A

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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33% 65%
Protein: 1.07 g
Fats: 32.75 g
Carbs: 64.72 g
Water: 0.55 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +115%
Contains more WaterWater +17192.7%
Contains more OtherOther +31.9%
Contains more FatsFats +32650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4917.1%

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
Toffee
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.565 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.964 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.222 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +111950%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3391.4%

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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. Toffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169671/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.