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Chayote vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chayote and marshmallow

  • Chayote is higher than marshmallow in folate, vitamin C, manganese, fiber, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Chayote covers your daily folate needs 23% more than marshmallow.
  • The amount of sugar in chayote is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Chayote, fruit, raw and Candies, marshmallows.

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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 8.6% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 1.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +466.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2400%
Contains more IronIron +47.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +26.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1750%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +125%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2262.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +750%

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.
Chayote
Chayote
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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 26% 0% 2.4% 0% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70% 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +502.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4880%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2433.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +9200%
Contains more CholineCholine +9100%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chayote Marshmallow DV% diff.
Carbs 4.51g 81.3g 26%
Folate 93µg 1µg 23%
Calories 19kcal 318kcal 15%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 0mg 9%
Manganese 0.189mg 0.008mg 8%
Fiber 1.7g 0.1g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.003mg 6%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.04mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.249mg 0.005mg 5%
Potassium 125mg 5mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.1µg 0µg 3%
Selenium 0.2µg 1.7µg 3%
Copper 0.123mg 0.097mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 80mg 3%
Choline 9.2mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.078mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0.001mg 2%
Protein 0.82g 1.8g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.001mg 2%
Magnesium 12mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0mg 1%
Phosphorus 18mg 8mg 1%
Iron 0.34mg 0.23mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 3mg 1%
Fats 0.13g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 2.81g 81.2g N/A
Sugar 1.66g 57.56g N/A
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.056g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.08g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 0.047g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.047mg 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.017mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 g
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +474.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +119.5%
Contains more FatsFats +53.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1702.7%
~equal in Other ~0.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 g
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +700%

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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. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/nutrients
  2. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.