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Chard vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chard and pumpkins

  • Pumpkins contain less vitamin K, iron, magnesium, vitamin C, manganese, potassium, copper, vitamin A, and vitamin E than chard.
  • Chard's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 272% higher.
  • Pumpkins contain 179 times less sodium than chard. Chard contains 179mg of sodium, while pumpkins contain 1mg.
  • Chard has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chard is 32, while the glycemic index of pumpkins is 52.

The food types used in this comparison are Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Pumpkin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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.
Chard
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 17% 48% 85% 54% 9% 14% 23% 44% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.5% 20% 21% 30% 6.3% 13% 0.13% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +855.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +286.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +138.7%
Contains more IronIron +296.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +79.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +43.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +275.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
~equal in Phosphorus ~30mg

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.
Chard
5
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 60% 102% 38% 0% 8.5% 20% 6.8% 9.8% 20% 0% 818% 6.8% 16%
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 16% 96% 16% 0% 7.8% 18% 7.7% 12% 10% 0% 2% 6.8% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +283%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +136.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +93.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +40812.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +362.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~288µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.031mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.078mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chard Pumpkin DV% diff.
Vitamin K 327.3µg 0.8µg 272%
Iron 2.26mg 0.57mg 21%
Magnesium 86mg 9mg 18%
Vitamin C 18mg 4.7mg 15%
Manganese 0.334mg 0.089mg 11%
Potassium 549mg 230mg 9%
Copper 0.163mg 0.091mg 8%
Sodium 179mg 1mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 0.8mg 7%
Choline 28.7mg 6.2mg 4%
Calcium 58mg 15mg 4%
Fiber 2.1g 1.1g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.085mg 0.044mg 3%
Vitamin A 306µg 288µg 2%
Protein 1.88g 0.72g 2%
Zinc 0.33mg 0.23mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.078mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.163mg 0.201mg 1%
Calories 20kcal 20kcal 0%
Fats 0.08g 0.07g 0%
Carbs 4.13g 4.9g 0%
Net carbs 2.03g 3.8g N/A
Sugar 1.1g 2.08g N/A
Phosphorus 33mg 30mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.031mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.36mg 0.413mg 0%
Folate 9µg 9µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.012g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.009g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.028g 0.004g 0%
Tryptophan 0.018mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.023mg 0%
Leucine 0.135mg 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.023mg 0%
Valine 0.114mg 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.038mg 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chard
3
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.88 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 4.13 g
Water: 92.65 g
Other: 1.26 g
5% 94%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 4.9 g
Water: 93.69 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +161.1%
Contains more FatsFats +14.3%
Contains more OtherOther +103.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.6%
~equal in Water ~93.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chard
3
21% 29% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.012 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.028 g
74% 18% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +77.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +600%

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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. Chard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170401/nutrients
  2. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168449/nutrients

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

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