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Watercress vs. Truffle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are watercress and truffle different?

  • Watercress is higher in vitamin A and vitamin C; however, truffle is richer in fiber, selenium, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for fiber for truffle is 278% higher.
  • Watercress has a lower glycemic index (32) than truffle (45).

Watercress, raw and Fungi, Cloud ears, dried 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 59% 48% 67% 221% 61% 36% 79% 4.6% 254% 237%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +295.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +128.5%
Contains more IronIron +2840%
Contains more CopperCopper +137.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +206.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +699.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4722.2%

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% 3.8% 195% 118% 29% 26% 0% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +603.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3033.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +322.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Truffle DV% diff.
Fiber 0.5g 70.1g 278%
Vitamin K 250µg 208%
Selenium 0.9µg 43.4µg 77%
Manganese 0.244mg 1.951mg 74%
Iron 0.2mg 5.88mg 71%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.844mg 56%
Vitamin C 43mg 0mg 48%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 6.267mg 38%
Carbs 1.29g 73.01g 24%
Phosphorus 60mg 184mg 18%
Vitamin A 160µg 0µg 18%
Magnesium 21mg 83mg 15%
Protein 2.3g 9.25g 14%
Calories 11kcal 284kcal 14%
Potassium 330mg 754mg 12%
Copper 0.077mg 0.183mg 12%
Zinc 0.11mg 1.32mg 11%
Folate 9µg 38µg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.015mg 6%
Calcium 120mg 159mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.481mg 3%
Choline 9mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.112mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.73g 1%
Net carbs 0.79g 2.91g N/A
Sugar 0.2g N/A
Sodium 41mg 35mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 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
9% 73% 15% 2%
Protein: 9.25 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 73.01 g
Water: 14.8 g
Other: 2.21 g
Contains more WaterWater +542.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +302.2%
Contains more FatsFats +630%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +5559.7%
Contains more OtherOther +84.2%

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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. Truffle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168581/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.