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Gourd vs. Peas — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between gourd and peas

  • Gourd has less vitamin B5, fiber, manganese, vitamin B1, iron, copper, vitamin A, phosphorus, folate, and vitamin B6 than peas.
  • Peas cover your daily need for vitamin B5, 3057% more than gourd.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), raw and Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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
1
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%
Peas
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 8.1% 24% 58% 58% 32% 50% 0.39% 68% 10%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +254.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +80.7%
Contains more IronIron +670%
Contains more CopperCopper +565.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +70%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +800%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +695.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +850%
~equal in Calcium ~27mg

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
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 34% 0% 0% 0% 7.3% 5.1% 6% 9.1% 9.2% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Peas
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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 47% 13% 2.8% 0% 65% 34% 38% 9180% 50% 0% 65% 47% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +40.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +793.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +577.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +531.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +100557.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +440%
Contains more FolateFolate +950%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gourd Peas DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 0.152mg 153mg 3057%
Vitamin K 25.9µg 22%
Manganese 0.066mg 0.525mg 20%
Fiber 0.5g 5.5g 20%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.259mg 19%
Iron 0.2mg 1.54mg 17%
Copper 0.026mg 0.173mg 16%
Phosphorus 13mg 117mg 15%
Folate 6µg 63µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.216mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.32mg 2.021mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.149mg 10%
Protein 0.62g 5.36g 9%
Magnesium 11mg 39mg 7%
Choline 29.7mg 5%
Vitamin C 10.1mg 14.2mg 5%
Calories 14kcal 84kcal 4%
Carbs 3.39g 15.63g 4%
Zinc 0.7mg 1.19mg 4%
Vitamin A 40µg 4%
Potassium 150mg 271mg 4%
Selenium 0.2µg 1.9µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.009g 0.102g 1%
Fructose 0.41g 1%
Fats 0.02g 0.22g 0%
Net carbs 2.89g 10.13g N/A
Calcium 26mg 27mg 0%
Sugar 5.93g N/A
Sodium 2mg 3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.002g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.019g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0.201mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.033mg 0.193mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.32mg 0%
Lysine 0.021mg 0.314mg 0%
Methionine 0.004mg 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0.198mg 0%
Valine 0.027mg 0.232mg 0%
Histidine 0.004mg 0.105mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gourd
1
3% 96%
Protein: 0.62 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 3.39 g
Water: 95.54 g
Other: 0.43 g
Peas
4
5% 16% 78%
Protein: 5.36 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 15.63 g
Water: 77.87 g
Other: 0.92 g
Contains more WaterWater +22.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +764.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +361.1%
Contains more OtherOther +114%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gourd
1
13% 27% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.009 g
Peas
2
24% 12% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.102 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +375%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1033.3%

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. Peas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170420/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.