Discover which food has more nutrients per 100 calories - Waxgourd or Watercress?
Lets compare vitamin content per 100 calories of Waxgourd vs Watercress:
100 calories of Waxgourd have 1.7 times more Vitamin B3 than Watercress.
While 100 kcal of Raw Watercress contain more Vitamin A, 2.7 times more Vitamin B1, 1.3 times more Vitamin B2, 2.8 times more Vitamin B5, 4.4 times more Vitamin B6, 2.1 times more Vitamin B9 and 3.9 times more Vitamin C than Raw Waxgourd.
100 calories of Waxgourd have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A
Both Raw Waxgourd as well as Raw Watercress have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 100 calories.
Comparing minerals per 100 calories for Waxgourd vs Watercress:
100 calories of Waxgourd have 1.7 times more Iron, 2.3 times more Sodium and 4.7 times more Zinc than Watercress.
While 100 kcal of Raw Watercress contain 7.5 times more Calcium, 4 times more Copper, 2.5 times more Magnesium, 5 times more Manganese, 3.7 times more Phosphorus, 65 times more Potassium and 5.3 times more Selenium than Raw Waxgourd.
Both Waxgourd and Watercress contain similar levels of Water per 100 calories.
100 calories of Waxgourd lack sufficient amounts of Potassium
Comparison of macro-nutrients per 100 calories:
100 calories of Waxgourd have 6.1 times more Omega 6, 2 times more Carbohydrate and 4.9 times more Fiber than Watercress.
While 100 kcal of Raw Watercress contain 6.8 times more Protein than Raw Waxgourd.
Both Waxgourd and Watercress offer comparable quantities of Energy per 100 calories.
100 calories of Watercress provide inadequate amounts of Omega 6