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Gourd vs. Radish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between gourd and radish?

  • The amount of vitamin C in radish is higher than in gourd.
  • Radish contains 3 times less zinc than gourd. Gourd contains 0.7mg of zinc, while radish contains 0.28mg.

We used Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), raw and Radishes, raw 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
2
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%
Radish
Radish
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 7.5% 21% 13% 17% 7.6% 8.6% 5.1% 9% 3.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.3%
Contains more IronIron +70%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
~equal in Magnesium ~10mg
~equal in Calcium ~25mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.069mg

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%
Radish
Radish
6
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 49% 0% 0% 0% 3% 9% 4.8% 9.9% 16% 0% 3.3% 19% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +141.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +46.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +77.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +316.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.165mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gourd Radish DV% diff.
Vitamin C 10.1mg 14.8mg 5%
Folate 6µg 25µg 5%
Fiber 0.5g 1.6g 4%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.28mg 4%
Copper 0.026mg 0.05mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 39mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.071mg 2%
Potassium 150mg 233mg 2%
Iron 0.2mg 0.34mg 2%
Fructose 0.71g 1%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.012mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.039mg 1%
Phosphorus 13mg 20mg 1%
Calories 14kcal 16kcal 0%
Protein 0.62g 0.68g 0%
Fats 0.02g 0.1g 0%
Carbs 3.39g 3.4g 0%
Net carbs 2.89g 1.8g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 10mg 0%
Calcium 26mg 25mg 0%
Sugar 1.86g N/A
Manganese 0.066mg 0.069mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.32mg 0.254mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.152mg 0.165mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.002g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.009g 0.048g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0.023mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.033mg 0.02mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.021mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.004mg 0.01mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.027mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.004mg 0.013mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gourd
Gourd
1
3% 96%
Protein: 0.62 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 3.39 g
Water: 95.54 g
Other: 0.43 g
Radish
Radish
4
3% 95%
Protein: 0.68 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 3.4 g
Water: 95.27 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more FatsFats +400%
Contains more OtherOther +27.9%
~equal in Protein ~0.68g
~equal in Carbs ~3.4g
~equal in Water ~95.27g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gourd
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
Radish
Radish
2
33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +325%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +433.3%

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. Radish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169276/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.