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Artichoke vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are artichoke and pumpkin different?

  • Artichoke is higher in fiber, folate, copper, magnesium, vitamin K, phosphorus, iron, and manganese; however, pumpkin is richer in vitamin A and vitamin E.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for pumpkin is 170% higher.
  • Artichoke contains 13 times more vitamin K than pumpkin. While artichoke contains 14.8µg of vitamin K, pumpkin contains only 1.1µg.
  • Artichoke has a lower glycemic index (32) than pumpkin (52).

Artichokes, (globe or french), raw and Pumpkin, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +109.5%
Contains more IronIron +60%
Contains more CopperCopper +81.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +53.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +104.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +104.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Potassium ~340mg

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%
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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +30%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +44%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +74.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +90.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1245.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +325%
Contains more CholineCholine +319.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +42500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +457.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Artichoke Pumpkin DV% diff.
Vitamin A 1µg 426µg 47%
Fiber 5.4g 0.5g 20%
Folate 68µg 16µg 13%
Copper 0.231mg 0.127mg 12%
Vitamin K 14.8µg 1.1µg 11%
Magnesium 60mg 12mg 11%
Phosphorus 90mg 44mg 7%
Manganese 0.256mg 0.125mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1.06mg 6%
Iron 1.28mg 0.8mg 6%
Protein 3.27g 1g 5%
Choline 34.4mg 8.2mg 5%
Sodium 94mg 1mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.116mg 0.061mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.11mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.046mg 0.6mg 3%
Vitamin C 11.7mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.05mg 2%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.32mg 2%
Calcium 44mg 21mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.298mg 1%
Calories 47kcal 26kcal 1%
Potassium 370mg 340mg 1%
Carbs 10.51g 6.5g 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 5.11g 6g N/A
Sugar 0.99g 2.76g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.036g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.064g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 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
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +227%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +61.7%
Contains more OtherOther +41.3%
~equal in Water ~91.6g

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
74% 19% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.005 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1180%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +160%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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.