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Watercress vs. Vermicelli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between watercress and vermicelli

  • Watercress has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin B6; however, vermicelli is higher in copper, selenium, zinc, choline, iron, and fiber.
  • Watercress covers your daily vitamin K needs 205% more than vermicelli.

Food varieties used in this article are Watercress, raw and Vermicelli, made from soy.

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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 1.4% 17% 0.26% 68% 639% 116% 8.6% 0.52% 0% 147%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +118.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +805%
Contains more CopperCopper +2388.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +3754.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2900%

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% 0.67% 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 9.5% 0% 97%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +96.1%
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 +6478.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1866.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Vermicelli DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 3.8µg 205%
Copper 0.077mg 1.916mg 204%
Vitamin C 43mg 0mg 48%
Selenium 0.9µg 27µg 47%
Zinc 0.11mg 4.24mg 38%
Choline 9mg 177mg 31%
Carbs 1.29g 82.32g 27%
Iron 0.2mg 1.81mg 20%
Vitamin A 160µg 2µg 18%
Calories 11kcal 331kcal 16%
Fiber 0.5g 3.9g 14%
Manganese 0.244mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0mg 10%
Potassium 330mg 3mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0mg 8%
Calcium 120mg 55mg 7%
Phosphorus 60mg 20mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 6%
Magnesium 21mg 2mg 5%
Protein 2.3g 0.1g 4%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.51mg 3%
Sodium 41mg 4mg 2%
Folate 9µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 0.79g 78.42g N/A
Sugar 0.2g 17.44g N/A
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.014g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.041g 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
82% 12% 6%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 82.32 g
Water: 11.9 g
Other: 5.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2200%
Contains more WaterWater +699.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +6281.4%
Contains more OtherOther +365%
~equal in Fats ~0.1g

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
21% 19% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.014 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.041 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +62.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17.1%

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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. Vermicelli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169884/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.