Nopales vs. Wax gourd — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between nopales and wax gourd?
- Nopales are richer than wax gourd in manganese, calcium, magnesium, vitamin A, and potassium.
- Nopales' daily need coverage for manganese is 17% more.
We used Nopales, raw and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +420% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +811.1% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +5040% |
| Contains more IronIron | +55.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +136.4% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -80.4% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +716.1% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +250% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +136% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +4000% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +38% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +118.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +89.3% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +49% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +12.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +183.3% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +33.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 0.457mg | 0.056mg | 17% |
| Calcium | 164mg | 18mg | 15% |
| Magnesium | 52mg | 10mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 257mg | 5mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2.2g | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 21mg | 107mg | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 23µg | 0µg | 3% |
| Zinc | 0.25mg | 0.59mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.052mg | 0.022mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.59mg | 0.38mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.041mg | 0.001mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.07mg | 0.032mg | 3% |
| Protein | 1.32g | 0.4g | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 5.3µg | 2.8µg | 2% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.012mg | 0.034mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 0.7µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.167mg | 0.121mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 9.3mg | 10.5mg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.08mg | 1% |
| Calories | 16kcal | 14kcal | 0% |
| Fats | 0.09g | 0.2g | 0% |
| Carbs | 3.33g | 3.04g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 1.13g | 2.04g | N/A |
| Sugar | 1.15g | 1.18g | N/A |
| Phosphorus | 16mg | 17mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.41mg | 0.384mg | 0% |
| Folate | 3µg | 4µg | 0% |
| Choline | 7.3mg | 4.9mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.016g | 0.016g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.018g | 0.037g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.05g | 0.088g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.014mg | 0.002mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.04mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.049mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.077mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.059mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.015mg | 0.003mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.049mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.059mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.025mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +230% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +280% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +122.2% |
~equal in
Carbs
~3.04g
~equal in
Water
~96.06g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +105.6% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +76% |
~equal in
Saturated fat
~0.016g
