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Watercress Nutrition Information

Nutrient	Units	1 cup, chopped ------- 34 g
Proximates
Water	g	32.337
Energy	kcal	3.740
Energy	kj	15.640
Protein	g	0.782
Total lipid (fat)	g	0.034
Ash	g	0.408
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	0.439
Fiber, total dietary	g	0.170
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	40.800
Iron, Fe	mg	0.068
Magnesium, Mg	mg	7.140
Phosphorus, P	mg	20.400
Potassium, K	mg	112.200
Sodium, Na	mg	13.940
Zinc, Zn	mg	0.037
Copper, Cu	mg	0.026
Manganese, Mn	mg	0.083
Selenium, Se	mcg	0.306
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	14.620
Thiamin	mg	0.031
Riboflavin	mg	0.041
Niacin	mg	0.068
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.105
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.044
Folate, total	mcg	3.060
Folic acid	mcg	0.000
Folate, food	mcg	3.060
Folate, DFE	mcg_DFE	3.060
Vitamin B-12	mcg	0.000
Vitamin A, IU	IU	1598.000
Retinol	mcg	0.000
Vitamin A, RAE	mcg_RAE	79.900
Vitamin E	mg_ATE	0.340

Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	0.009
4:0	g	0.000
6:0	g	0.000
8:0	g	0.000
10:0	g	0.000
12:0	g	0.000
14:0	g	0.000
16:0	g	0.008
18:0	g	0.001
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	0.003
16:1 undifferentiated	g	0.001
18:1 undifferentiated	g	0.002
20:1	g	0.000
22:1 undifferentiated	g	0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	0.012
18:2 undifferentiated	g	0.004
18:3 undifferentiated	g	0.008
18:4	g	0.000
20:4 undifferentiated	g	0.000
20:5 n-3	g	0.000
22:5 n-3	g	0.000
22:6 n-3	g	0.000
Cholesterol	mg	0.000
Amino acids
Tryptophan	g	0.010
Threonine	g	0.045
Isoleucine	g	0.032
Leucine	g	0.056
Lysine	g	0.046
Methionine	g	0.007
Cystine	g	0.002
Phenylalanine	g	0.039
Tyrosine	g	0.021
Valine	g	0.047
Arginine	g	0.051
Histidine	g	0.014
Alanine	g	0.047
Aspartic acid	g	0.064
Glutamic acid	g	0.065
Glycine	g	0.038
Proline	g	0.033
Serine	g	0.020
Other
Caffeine	mg	0.000
Theobromine	mg	0.000

Nutrition Information - Healthy Recipes

source: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
Release 18, 2006 - Nutrition and Diet Data

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