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Peppermint vs. Watercress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between peppermint and watercress

  • Peppermint has more iron, manganese, fiber, copper, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3; however, watercress is higher in vitamin C.
  • Peppermint covers your daily iron needs 61% more than watercress.
  • Watercress contains 16 times less fiber than peppermint. Peppermint contains 8g of fiber, while watercress contains 0.5g.
  • The glycemic index of peppermint is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Peppermint, fresh and Watercress, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +281%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +102.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.4%
Contains more IronIron +2440%
Contains more CopperCopper +327.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +909.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -24.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +382%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 106% 0% 71% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 143% 0% 53% 20% 23% 28% 3.8% 19% 30% 0% 625% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +32.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +121.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +753%
Contains more FolateFolate +1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +35.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.31mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.129mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Watercress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 208%
Iron 5.08mg 0.2mg 61%
Manganese 1.176mg 0.244mg 41%
Fiber 8g 0.5g 30%
Copper 0.329mg 0.077mg 28%
Folate 114µg 9µg 26%
Magnesium 80mg 21mg 14%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 43mg 12%
Calcium 243mg 120mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.12mg 11%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.11mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 0.2mg 9%
Potassium 569mg 330mg 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin A 212µg 160µg 6%
Carbs 14.89g 1.29g 5%
Calories 70kcal 11kcal 3%
Protein 3.75g 2.3g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.035g 3%
Phosphorus 73mg 60mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Choline 9mg 2%
Fats 0.94g 0.1g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.31mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.246g 0.027g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.4g 21g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 187kcal 48kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 143g 909g N/A
Net carbs 6.89g 0.79g N/A
Sugar 0.2g N/A
Sodium 31mg 41mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.129mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0.008g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0.03mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0.166mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0.137mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0.04mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 g
2% 95%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 1.29 g
Water: 95.11 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +63%
Contains more FatsFats +840%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1054.3%
Contains more WaterWater +20.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.246 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
39% 11% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +312.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1351.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/nutrients
  2. Watercress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170068/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.