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Peas vs. Gourd — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between peas and gourd

  • 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.
  • Peas have 50 times more vitamin A than gourd. While peas have 801IU of vitamin A, gourd has only 16IU.

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

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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.
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%
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%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
~equal in Calcium ~26mg

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.
Peas
11
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%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +40.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
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 Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +950%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Gourd
1
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 +764.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +361.1%
Contains more OtherOther +114%
Contains more WaterWater +22.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +375%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1033.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.9%

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