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Chard vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chard and pumpkin

  • Chard has more vitamin K, iron, magnesium, vitamin C, manganese, fiber, potassium, and vitamin E; however, pumpkin is richer in vitamin A.
  • Chard covers your daily vitamin K needs 272% more than pumpkin.
  • Pumpkin has 179 times less sodium than chard. Chard has 179mg of sodium, while pumpkin has 1mg.
  • Pumpkin has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pumpkin is 52, while the glycemic index of chard is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Pumpkin, 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.
Chard
7
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 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +616.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +176.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.5%
Contains more IronIron +182.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +28.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +167.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
~equal in Zinc ~0.32mg

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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +78.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +29654.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +250%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +39.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +47.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +77.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chard Pumpkin DV% diff.
Vitamin K 327.3µg 1.1µg 272%
Magnesium 86mg 12mg 18%
Iron 2.26mg 0.8mg 18%
Vitamin A 306µg 426µg 13%
Vitamin C 18mg 9mg 10%
Manganese 0.334mg 0.125mg 9%
Sodium 179mg 1mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 0.5g 6%
Potassium 549mg 340mg 6%
Vitamin E 1.89mg 1.06mg 6%
Choline 28.7mg 8.2mg 4%
Calcium 58mg 21mg 4%
Copper 0.163mg 0.127mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.163mg 0.298mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.11mg 2%
Protein 1.88g 1g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.36mg 0.6mg 2%
Phosphorus 33mg 44mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.085mg 0.061mg 2%
Folate 9µg 16µg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.3µg 1%
Carbs 4.13g 6.5g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.05mg 1%
Calories 20kcal 26kcal 0%
Fats 0.08g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 2.03g 6g N/A
Sugar 1.1g 2.76g N/A
Zinc 0.33mg 0.32mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.012g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.028g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.018mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.135mg 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.114mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.038mg 0.016mg 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
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +88%
Contains more OtherOther +57.5%
Contains more FatsFats +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.4%
~equal in Water ~91.6g

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% 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 -76.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +460%

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/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.