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Ginger vs. Pumpkin flowers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between ginger and pumpkin flowers

  • Ginger has more potassium; however, pumpkin flowers have more vitamin A, vitamin C, and folate.
  • Pumpkin flowers' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 39% more.
  • Ginger has 2 times more potassium than pumpkin flowers. Ginger has 415mg of potassium, while pumpkin flowers have 173mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Ginger root, raw and Pumpkin flowers, 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.
Ginger
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 12% 15% 26% 0% 0% 21% 0.65% 0% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +79.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +139.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +143.8%
Contains more IronIron +16.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.5%
~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

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.
Ginger
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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 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 93% 32% 0% 0% 11% 17% 13% 0% 0% 0% 0% 44% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +460%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +68%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +120.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +436.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.69mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ginger Pumpkin flowers DV% diff.
Vitamin C 5mg 28mg 26%
Copper 0.226mg 25%
Folate 11µg 59µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.16mg 12%
Vitamin A 0µg 97µg 11%
Manganese 0.229mg 10%
Fiber 2g 8%
Potassium 415mg 173mg 7%
Carbs 17.77g 3.28g 5%
Magnesium 43mg 24mg 5%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 4%
Calories 80kcal 15kcal 3%
Zinc 0.34mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.075mg 3%
Phosphorus 34mg 49mg 2%
Calcium 16mg 39mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Protein 1.82g 1.03g 2%
Saturated fat 0.203g 0.036g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.154g 0.004g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.042mg 1%
Fats 0.75g 0.07g 1%
Iron 0.6mg 0.7mg 1%
Net carbs 15.77g 3.28g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Sodium 13mg 5mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.75mg 0.69mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.154g 0.009g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Ginger
4
2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
3% 95%
Protein: 1.03 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 3.28 g
Water: 95.15 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +76.7%
Contains more FatsFats +971.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +441.8%
Contains more OtherOther +63.8%
Contains more WaterWater +20.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Ginger
2
40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
73% 18% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1611.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3750%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.3%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/nutrients
  2. Pumpkin flowers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169270/nutrients

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

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