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Gourd vs. Broad beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between gourd and broad beans?

  • The amount of iron, folate, fiber, vitamin C, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and vitamin A in broad beans is higher than in gourd.
  • Broad beans' daily need coverage for iron is 16% more.

We used Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), raw and Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types in this article.

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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.
Gourd
Gourd
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 7.8% 13% 7.5% 8.7% 19% 5.6% 0.26% 8.6% 1.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 5.4% 17% 56% 20% 13% 31% 5.3% 34% 5.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +48.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +181.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.7%
Contains more IronIron +650%
Contains more CopperCopper +130.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +461.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +295.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%

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.
Gourd
Gourd
2
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 34% 0% 0% 0% 7.3% 5.1% 6% 9.1% 9.2% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
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 66% 4.7% 0% 0% 32% 21% 23% 4% 6.7% 0% 0% 44% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +130.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +37.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +96%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +341.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +309.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +275%
Contains more FolateFolate +866.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gourd Broad beans DV% diff.
Iron 0.2mg 1.5mg 16%
Folate 6µg 58µg 13%
Fiber 0.5g 3.6g 12%
Vitamin C 10.1mg 19.8mg 11%
Phosphorus 13mg 73mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.128mg 8%
Manganese 0.066mg 0.261mg 8%
Protein 0.62g 4.8g 8%
Vitamin B3 0.32mg 1.2mg 6%
Magnesium 11mg 31mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.09mg 5%
Copper 0.026mg 0.06mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.009g 0.303g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.152mg 0.066mg 2%
Calories 14kcal 62kcal 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 2%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.47mg 2%
Carbs 3.39g 10.1g 2%
Sodium 2mg 41mg 2%
Fats 0.02g 0.5g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 1µg 1%
Potassium 150mg 193mg 1%
Calcium 26mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.029mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.002g 0.142g 1%
Net carbs 2.89g 6.5g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0.178mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.033mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.37mg 0%
Lysine 0.021mg 0.313mg 0%
Methionine 0.004mg 0.037mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.027mg 0.235mg 0%
Histidine 0.004mg 0.115mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gourd
Gourd
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3% 96%
Protein: 0.62 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 3.39 g
Water: 95.54 g
Other: 0.43 g
5% 10% 84%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 10.1 g
Water: 83.7 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +14.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +674.2%
Contains more FatsFats +2400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +197.9%
Contains more OtherOther +109.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gourd
Gourd
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13% 27% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.009 g
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.303 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3266.7%

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. Gourd - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169232/nutrients
  2. Broad beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170378/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.