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Artichoke vs. Gourd — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between artichoke and gourd

  • Artichoke is higher than gourd in copper, fiber, folate, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, potassium, and vitamin B6.
  • Artichoke covers your daily copper needs 23% more than gourd.
  • Artichoke contains 11 times more folate than gourd. While artichoke contains 68µg of folate, gourd contains only 6µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Artichokes, (globe or french), raw and Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 43% 13% 33% 48% 77% 13% 39% 12% 33% 1.1%
Gourd
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 7.8% 13% 7.5% 8.7% 19% 5.6% 0.26% 8.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +445.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +69.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +146.7%
Contains more IronIron +540%
Contains more CopperCopper +788.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +592.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +287.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
~equal in Selenium ~0.2µg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 39% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 18% 15% 20% 20% 27% 0% 37% 51% 19%
Gourd
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 34% 0% 0% 0% 7.3% 5.1% 6% 9.1% 9.2% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +15.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +148.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +226.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +122.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +190%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1033.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Artichoke Gourd DV% diff.
Copper 0.231mg 0.026mg 23%
Fiber 5.4g 0.5g 20%
Folate 68µg 6µg 16%
Iron 1.28mg 0.2mg 14%
Vitamin K 14.8µg 12%
Magnesium 60mg 11mg 12%
Phosphorus 90mg 13mg 11%
Manganese 0.256mg 0.066mg 8%
Potassium 370mg 150mg 6%
Choline 34.4mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.116mg 0.04mg 6%
Protein 3.27g 0.62g 5%
Vitamin B3 1.046mg 0.32mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.152mg 4%
Sodium 94mg 2mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.029mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.022mg 3%
Calories 47kcal 14kcal 2%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.7mg 2%
Calcium 44mg 26mg 2%
Carbs 10.51g 3.39g 2%
Vitamin C 11.7mg 10.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 5.11g 2.89g N/A
Sugar 0.99g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.036g 0.002g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.004g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.064g 0.009g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.033mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.021mg 0%
Methionine 0.004mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.027mg 0%
Histidine 0.004mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 11% 85%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 10.51 g
Water: 84.94 g
Other: 1.13 g
Gourd
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3% 96%
Protein: 0.62 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 3.39 g
Water: 95.54 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +427.4%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +210%
Contains more OtherOther +162.8%
Contains more WaterWater +12.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 5% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.064 g
Gourd
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13% 27% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.009 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +611.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.4%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169205/nutrients
  2. Gourd - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169232/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.