Watercress
80 g of watercress is 9 kcal and mainly feeds your eyes, bones and lungs.
PER 80 G AS BOUGHT · 9 KCAL
No PeakPie recipe uses this ingredient yet, so the portion is a typical serving for its kind.
What it feeds
The score is what this one portion would do for the organ on an otherwise empty day, against PeakPie’s daily targets for an adult aged 19 to 50 (protein at 70 kg). Your own targets in the app follow your age, sex, weight and activity.
What’s in 80 g
| NUTRIENT | AMOUNT | OF A DAY |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin K | 200mcg | 190% |
| Vitamin C | 34mg | 42% |
| Lutein/Zeaxanthin | 4.6mg | 38% |
| Beta-carotene | 1,528mcg | 25% |
| Vitamin A | 128 mcg RAE | 16% |
| Calcium | 96mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 264mg | 9% |
| B6 | 0.1mg | 8% |
| Phosphorus | 48mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.1mg | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 0.8mg | 5% |
Watch out
- Saturated fat0g · <1% of the UK reference intake
- Sugars0.2g · <1% of the UK reference intake
- Salt0.1g · 1% of the UK reference intake
What may be claimed
Watercress is a source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K. These are the authorised wordings from the GB Nutrition and Health Claims Register for those nutrients, the only health claims anyone may make about this food.
Vitamin A
- Vitamin A contributes to the maintenance of normal vision.
- Vitamin A contributes to the maintenance of normal skin.
- Vitamin A contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Vitamin A contributes to the maintenance of normal mucous membranes.
- Vitamin A contributes to normal iron metabolism.
A fat-soluble vitamin your retina uses to turn light into nerve signals. Skin and immune cells also depend on it to renew themselves.
Vitamin C
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
- Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
- Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
- Vitamin C increases iron absorption.
A water-soluble antioxidant your body can't make or store. It builds collagen, helps absorb plant iron, and keeps immune cells firing.
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