Watercress vs Collards: Nutrition Guide

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Watercress - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Watercress - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Collards vs Watercress: Nutrition Comparison

per 100gWatercressCollards
Calories11 32
Carbohydrates1.29 g5.42 g
Fat0.1 g0.61 g
Dietary fiber0.5 g4 g
Protein2.3 g3.02 g
Calcium120 mg232 mg
Iron0.2 mg0.47 mg
Magnessium21 mg27 mg
Potassium330 mg213 mg
Sodium41 mg17 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.09 mg0.054 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.12 mg0.13 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.2 mg0.742 mg
Vitaminium B60.129 mg0.165 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)9 mg0.129 mg
Vitaminium C43 mg35.3 mg
Vitaminium E1 mg2.26 mg
Vitaminium K250 mg0.437 mg

Less Calories in Watercress

At first glance, you can see that in watercress is much less calories than in collards.

Watercress has 11 kcal per 100g and collards 32 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 191%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in watercress cames from protein and in collard from carbs.

See tables below to compare watercress with collards in details.

Watercress And Collards Nutrition Difference

  • Calories:
    collards - 191% more than watercress
  • Carbohydrates:
    collards - 320% more than watercress
  • Fat:
    collards - 510% more than watercress
  • Dietary fiber:
    collards - 700% more than watercress
  • Protein:
    collards - 31% more than watercress

Less protein in watercress

It is aslo easy to see see that in watercress is less protein than in collards.

There is 3.02g per 100g of collards and 2.3g per 100g of watercress so using simple math we can see that difference is about 31%.

Less carbohydrates in watercress

In watercress is less carbohydrates than in collards.

There is 5.42g/100g of carbohydrates in collards and 1.29g/100g in watercress so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 320%.

Less fat in watercress

In watercress is less fats than in collards.

The tables above show us that there is 0.61g/100g of fats in collards and 0.1g/100g in watercress. In this case difference is about 510%.

Watercress

11kcal
  • Calories11
  • Carbohydrates1.29 g
  • Fat0.1 g
  • Dietary fiber0.5 g
  • Protein2.3 g
Watercress calories per:
100g
| ounce | handfull | cup | half cup

Calories source

  • 34% CARBS.
  • 60% PROTEIN
  • 6% FAT

Collards

32kcal
  • Calories32
  • Carbohydrates5.42 g
  • Fat0.61 g
  • Dietary fiber4 g
  • Protein3.02 g
Collards calories per:
100g
| ounce | single piece | handfull | bunch | cup | chopped

Calories source

  • 55% CARBS
  • 31% PROTEIN
  • 14% FAT

Vitamins: collards vs watercress

  • Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
    watercress - 67% more than collards
  • Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
    collards - 8% more than watercress
  • Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
    collards - 271% more than watercress
  • Vitaminium B6:
    collards - 28% more than watercress
  • Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
    watercress - 6877% more than collards
  • Vitaminium C:
    watercress - 22% more than collards
  • Vitaminium E:
    collards - 126% more than watercress
  • Vitaminium K:
    watercress - 57108% more than collards

Minerals: watercress vs collards

  • Calcium:
    collards - 93% more than watercress
  • Iron:
    collards - 135% more than watercress
  • Magnessium:
    collards - 29% more than watercress
  • Potassium:
    watercress - 55% more than collards
  • Sodium:
    watercress - 141% more than collards
Marcin Piotrowicz
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Marcin Piotrowicz

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All information about nutrition on this website was created with help of information from the official United States Department of Agriculture database.

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