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Parsnip vs. Gourd — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between parsnip and gourd?

  • Parsnip has more manganese, fiber, folate, copper, vitamin B5, phosphorus, vitamin C, potassium, and vitamin B1 than gourd.
  • Parsnip's daily need coverage for manganese is 21% higher.
  • Gourd has 11 times less folate than parsnip. Parsnip has 67µg of folate, while gourd has 6µg.

We used Parsnips, raw and Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), raw types in this comparison.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 11% 33% 22% 40% 16% 30% 1.3% 73% 9.8%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +163.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +150%
Contains more IronIron +195%
Contains more CopperCopper +361.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +446.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +748.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
Contains more ZincZinc +18.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%

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.
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 57% 0% 30% 0% 23% 12% 13% 36% 21% 0% 56% 50% 0%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +68.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +118.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +294.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1016.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsnip Gourd DV% diff.
Manganese 0.56mg 0.066mg 21%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 19%
Fiber 4.9g 0.5g 18%
Folate 67µg 6µg 15%
Vitamin E 1.49mg 10%
Copper 0.12mg 0.026mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.6mg 0.152mg 9%
Vitamin C 17mg 10.1mg 8%
Phosphorus 71mg 13mg 8%
Potassium 375mg 150mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.029mg 5%
Carbs 17.99g 3.39g 5%
Iron 0.59mg 0.2mg 5%
Magnesium 29mg 11mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.04mg 4%
Selenium 1.8µg 0.2µg 3%
Calories 75kcal 14kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.022mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.32mg 2%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.7mg 1%
Protein 1.2g 0.62g 1%
Calcium 36mg 26mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 13.09g 2.89g N/A
Sugar 4.8g N/A
Sodium 10mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.05g 0.002g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.112g 0.004g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 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
18% 80%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 17.99 g
Water: 79.53 g
Other: 0.98 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +93.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +430.7%
Contains more OtherOther +127.9%
Contains more WaterWater +20.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 54% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.112 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +422.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96%

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. Parsnip - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170417/nutrients
  2. Gourd - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169232/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.