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Celeriac vs. Gourd — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are celeriac and gourd different?

  • Celeriac has more phosphorus, vitamin B6, iron, and fiber than gourd.
  • Daily need coverage for phosphorus for celeriac is 15% higher.
  • Celeriac contains 50 times more sodium than gourd. While celeriac contains 100mg of sodium, gourd contains only 2mg.

Celeriac, raw and Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), 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 14% 13% 26% 26% 23% 9% 49% 13% 21% 3.8%
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 +81.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +65.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100%
Contains more IronIron +250%
Contains more CopperCopper +169.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +784.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +139.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains more ZincZinc +112.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%

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 27% 0% 7.2% 0% 13% 14% 13% 21% 38% 0% 103% 6% 4.9%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +72.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +118.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +131.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +312.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +26.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Celeriac Gourd DV% diff.
Vitamin K 41µg 34%
Phosphorus 115mg 13mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.04mg 10%
Iron 0.7mg 0.2mg 6%
Fiber 1.8g 0.5g 5%
Copper 0.07mg 0.026mg 5%
Manganese 0.158mg 0.066mg 4%
Sodium 100mg 2mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.352mg 0.152mg 4%
Potassium 300mg 150mg 4%
Zinc 0.33mg 0.7mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.022mg 3%
Calcium 43mg 26mg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 11mg 2%
Carbs 9.2g 3.39g 2%
Choline 9mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.36mg 2%
Vitamin C 8mg 10.1mg 2%
Protein 1.5g 0.62g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.32mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.029mg 2%
Folate 8µg 6µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.148g 0.009g 1%
Calories 42kcal 14kcal 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 7.4g 2.89g N/A
Sugar 1.6g N/A
Saturated fat 0.079g 0.002g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.058g 0.004g 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
9% 88%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.2 g
Water: 88 g
Other: 1 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 +141.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +171.4%
Contains more OtherOther +132.6%
~equal in Water ~95.54g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.079 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.148 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 +1350%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1544.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.5%

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. Celeriac - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170400/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.

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