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Gourd vs. Yautia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gourd and yautia different?

  • Gourd is higher in vitamin C; however, yautia is richer in copper, vitamin B6, potassium, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for yautia is 26% higher.
  • Gourd contains 2 times more vitamin C than yautia. While gourd contains 10.1mg of vitamin C, yautia contains only 5.2mg.

Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), raw and Yautia (tannier), 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
3
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%
Yautia
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 2.7% 53% 37% 86% 14% 22% 2.7% 24% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +188.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +40%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +118.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +298.7%
Contains more IronIron +390%
Contains more CopperCopper +888.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +292.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +181.8%
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%
Yautia
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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 17% 0% 0% 0% 24% 9.2% 13% 13% 55% 0% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +94.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +234.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +492.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +183.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~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 Yautia DV% diff.
Copper 0.026mg 0.257mg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.237mg 15%
Potassium 150mg 598mg 13%
Iron 0.2mg 0.98mg 10%
Carbs 3.39g 23.63g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.097mg 6%
Vitamin C 10.1mg 5.2mg 5%
Manganese 0.066mg 0.186mg 5%
Phosphorus 13mg 51mg 5%
Calories 14kcal 98kcal 4%
Fiber 0.5g 1.5g 4%
Magnesium 11mg 24mg 3%
Folate 6µg 17µg 3%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.5mg 2%
Protein 0.62g 1.46g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.32mg 0.667mg 2%
Calcium 26mg 9mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 21mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.152mg 0.209mg 1%
Fats 0.02g 0.4g 1%
Net carbs 2.89g 22.13g N/A
Saturated fat 0.002g 0.082g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.009g 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
Yautia
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24% 73%
Protein: 1.46 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 23.63 g
Water: 73.06 g
Other: 1.45 g
Contains more WaterWater +30.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +135.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +597.1%
Contains more OtherOther +237.2%

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
Yautia
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100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.082 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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. Yautia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169401/nutrients

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

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