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Chayote vs. Pineapple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chayote and pineapple

  • Chayote is higher in folate and zinc, yet pineapple is higher in vitamin C and manganese.
  • Pineapple covers your daily vitamin C needs 45% more than chayote.
  • Chayote contains 6 times more zinc than pineapple. While chayote contains 0.74mg of zinc, pineapple contains only 0.12mg.
  • The amount of sugar in chayote is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Chayote, fruit, raw and Pineapple, raw, all varieties.

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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 8.6% 3.9% 9.6% 11% 37% 3.3% 3.4% 0.13% 121% 0.55%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.7%
Contains more IronIron +17.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +11.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +516.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +125%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +390.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg

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 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 159% 1% 0.4% 0% 20% 7.4% 9.4% 13% 26% 0% 1.8% 14% 3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +485.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +416.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +67.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +520.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +216%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +10.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.5mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chayote Pineapple DV% diff.
Vitamin C 7.7mg 47.8mg 45%
Manganese 0.189mg 0.927mg 32%
Folate 93µg 18µg 19%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.12mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.079mg 5%
Vitamin K 4.1µg 0.7µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.112mg 3%
Fructose 2.12g 3%
Carbs 4.51g 13.12g 3%
Calories 19kcal 50kcal 2%
Vitamin B5 0.249mg 0.213mg 1%
Copper 0.123mg 0.11mg 1%
Phosphorus 18mg 8mg 1%
Choline 9.2mg 5.5mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.02mg 1%
Fiber 1.7g 1.4g 1%
Protein 0.82g 0.54g 1%
Iron 0.34mg 0.29mg 1%
Fats 0.13g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 2.81g 11.72g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 12mg 0%
Calcium 17mg 13mg 0%
Potassium 125mg 109mg 0%
Sugar 1.66g 9.85g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0.032mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.009g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 0.04g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.024mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.047mg 0.021mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0.024mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.01mg 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
13% 86%
Protein: 0.54 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 13.12 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 0.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +51.9%
Contains more OtherOther +36.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +190.9%
~equal in Fats ~0.12g
~equal in Water ~86g

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
15% 21% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.009 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.04 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +42.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +30%

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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. Pineapple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169124/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.