Watercress: Nutrition Facts

Watercress is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 15.3 kcal

Watercress contains 0.2 grams of total sugars, 0.5 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Watercress — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Watercress provides about 3.1% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 0.1% of the daily intake of fats and 0.4% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein2.3 g
3.1%
Fat100 mg
0.1%
Carbs1.3 g
0.4%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Watercress of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0.2 mg
22.2%
Beta Carotene1.9 mg
38.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E1 mg
6.8%
Vitamine K0.3 mg
250.0%
Vitamine C43 mg
47.8%
Vitamine B10.1 mg
8.3%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B30.2 mg
1.3%
Vitamine B49 mg
1.8%
Vitamine B50.3 mg
6.0%
Vitamine B60.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Watercress.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium120 mg
12.0%
Iron0.2 mg
2.0%
Magnesium21 mg
5.3%
Phosphorus60 mg
8.6%
Potassium330 mg
7.0%
Sodium41 mg
3.2%
Zinc0.1 mg
0.9%
Copper0.1 mg
11.1%
Manganese0.2 mg
8.7%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Watercress.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan30 mg
0.4%
Threonine133 mg
5.5%
Isoleucine93 mg
4.7%
Leucine166 mg
3.6%
Lysine134 mg
3.3%
Methionine20 mg
1.1%
Cystine7 mg
0.4%
Phenylalanine114 mg
2.6%
Tyrosine63 mg
1.4%
Valine137 mg
5.5%
Arginine150 mg
2.5%
Histidine40 mg
1.9%
Alanine137 mg
2.1%
Aspartic acid187 mg
1.5%
Glutamic acid190 mg
1.4%
Glycine112 mg
3.2%
Proline96 mg
2.1%
Serine60 mg
0.7%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.166 g), isoleucine (0.093 g) and valine (0.137 g).
Watercress contains 0.40 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.112 g), arginine (0.150 g) and methionine (0.020 g).
Watercress contains 0.28 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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