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Watercress vs. Tonic water — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between watercress and tonic water?

  • Tonic water has less vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, manganese, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and copper than watercress.
  • Watercress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 208% higher.
  • Tonic water has a lower glycemic index than watercress.

We used Watercress, raw and Beverages, carbonated, tonic water types in this comparison.

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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 0% 0.3% 0% 0.38% 2% 2.7% 0% 1.6% 0.13% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +1900%
Contains more CopperCopper +1183.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.7%
~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 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Tonic water DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 0µg 208%
Vitamin C 43mg 0mg 48%
Vitamin A 160µg 0µg 18%
Calcium 120mg 1mg 12%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.001mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0mg 10%
Potassium 330mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0mg 9%
Phosphorus 60mg 0mg 9%
Copper 0.077mg 0.006mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0mg 6%
Magnesium 21mg 0mg 5%
Protein 2.3g 0g 5%
Carbs 1.29g 8.8g 3%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Iron 0.2mg 0.01mg 2%
Folate 9µg 0µg 2%
Choline 9mg 0mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 0µg 2%
Calories 11kcal 34kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0mg 1%
Sodium 41mg 12mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.79g 8.8g N/A
Sugar 0.2g 8.8g N/A
Zinc 0.11mg 0.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.03mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.166mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0mg 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
9% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.8 g
Water: 91.1 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +1100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +582.2%
~equal in Water ~91.1g

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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. Tonic water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171869/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.