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Gourd vs. Celeriac — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gourd and celeriac different?

  • Celeriac has more phosphorus, vitamin B6, iron, and fiber than gourd.
  • Daily need coverage for phosphorus for celeriac is 15% higher.
  • Gourd contains 2 times more zinc than celeriac. While gourd contains 0.7mg of zinc, celeriac contains only 0.33mg.
  • Gourd has less sodium.

Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), raw and Celeriac, raw are the varieties used 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
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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 14% 13% 26% 26% 23% 9% 49% 13% 21% 3.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +112.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +81.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +65.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100%
Contains more IronIron +250%
Contains more CopperCopper +169.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +784.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +139.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%

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
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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 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 27% 0% 7.2% 0% 13% 14% 13% 21% 38% 0% 103% 6% 4.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +26.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +72.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +118.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +131.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +312.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gourd Celeriac DV% diff.
Vitamin K 41µg 34%
Phosphorus 13mg 115mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.165mg 10%
Iron 0.2mg 0.7mg 6%
Fiber 0.5g 1.8g 5%
Copper 0.026mg 0.07mg 5%
Manganese 0.066mg 0.158mg 4%
Sodium 2mg 100mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.152mg 0.352mg 4%
Potassium 150mg 300mg 4%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.33mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.06mg 3%
Calcium 26mg 43mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 20mg 2%
Carbs 3.39g 9.2g 2%
Choline 9mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.36mg 2%
Vitamin C 10.1mg 8mg 2%
Protein 0.62g 1.5g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.32mg 0.7mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.05mg 2%
Folate 6µg 8µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.009g 0.148g 1%
Calories 14kcal 42kcal 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.02g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 2.89g 7.4g N/A
Sugar 1.6g N/A
Saturated fat 0.002g 0.079g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.033mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.021mg 0%
Methionine 0.004mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.027mg 0%
Histidine 0.004mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
9% 88%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.2 g
Water: 88 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +141.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +171.4%
Contains more OtherOther +132.6%
~equal in Water ~88g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.079 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.148 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1350%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1544.4%

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. Celeriac - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170400/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.