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Watercress vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between watercress and yeast?

  • Watercress is richer in vitamin K, yet yeast is richer in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 908% higher.
  • Watercress has 625 times more vitamin K than yeast. Watercress has 250µg of vitamin K, while yeast has 0.4µg.

We used Watercress, raw and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry 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%
Yeast
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 9% 84% 81% 145% 217% 273% 6.7% 41% 43%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +157.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +189.4%
Contains more IronIron +985%
Contains more CopperCopper +466.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +7118.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +961.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +777.8%

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 1% 0% 0% 0% 2748% 923% 754% 810% 346% 8.8% 1% 1755% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +14233.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +62400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12111.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20000%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4254.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1062.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +25900%
Contains more CholineCholine +255.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 10.99mg 908%
Folate 9µg 2340µg 583%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 4mg 298%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 13.5mg 264%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 40.2mg 250%
Vitamin K 250µg 0.4µg 208%
Fiber 0.5g 26.9g 106%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 1.5mg 105%
Phosphorus 60mg 637mg 82%
Protein 2.3g 40.44g 76%
Zinc 0.11mg 7.94mg 71%
Vitamin C 43mg 0.3mg 47%
Copper 0.077mg 0.436mg 40%
Iron 0.2mg 2.17mg 25%
Vitamin A 160µg 0µg 18%
Potassium 330mg 955mg 18%
Calories 11kcal 325kcal 16%
Selenium 0.9µg 7.9µg 13%
Carbs 1.29g 41.22g 13%
Fats 0.1g 7.61g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 4.309g 11%
Calcium 120mg 30mg 9%
Magnesium 21mg 54mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 0mg 7%
Choline 9mg 32mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.027g 1.001g 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.312mg 3%
Net carbs 0.79g 14.32g N/A
Sugar 0.2g 0g N/A
Sodium 41mg 51mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.03mg 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 0.166mg 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 1.75mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.91mg 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
Yeast
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40% 8% 41% 5% 6%
Protein: 40.44 g
Fats: 7.61 g
Carbs: 41.22 g
Water: 5.08 g
Other: 5.65 g
Contains more WaterWater +1772.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1658.3%
Contains more FatsFats +7510%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3095.3%
Contains more OtherOther +370.8%

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
Yeast
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19% 81%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.001 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.309 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +105.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +53762.5%

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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. Yeast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175043/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.