Cress
What the research shows
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A fast-growing edible herb with a peppery, tangy flavour.1
What research says
Animal and lab studies only
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Open question
Cell protection in the lab2
In lab studies, garden cress juice raised two cell enzyme activities, but the authors did not say what this means for people.
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Products
The 6 most-scanned of 237 products on Open Food Facts that list cress.
- Original 100% Vegetable Juice V8 · 11.5 FL OZ (340 mL) 1 additive
- Pea Leek Watercress Soup Re:Nourish 0 additives
- Dark Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Perfect Bar 2 additives
- V8 Original Blend - Cocktail aux Légumes V8 · 156 ml (ou 6 * 156 ml) 0 additives
- Low Sodium Vegetable Juice V8 · 64 fl oz 1 additive
- Organic Herbamare Original A.Vogel · 500 g 0 additives
References
- 1Garden cress. Wikipedia. Accessed October 24, 2026. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 2Lhoste EF, Gloux K, De Waziers I, et al. The activities of several detoxication enzymes are differentially induced by juices of garden cress, water cress and mustard in human HepG2 cells. Chem Biol Interact. 2004;150(3):211-9. doi:10.1016/j.cbi.2004.08.007