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Pimiento vs. Gourd — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pimiento and gourd

  • Gourd contains less vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B6, and fiber than pimiento.
  • Pimiento's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 83% higher.
  • Gourd contains 166 times less vitamin A than pimiento. Pimiento contains 2655IU of vitamin A, while gourd contains 16IU.

The food types used in this comparison are Pimento, canned 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
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 IronIron +740%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +39.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +83.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +333.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +268.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
~equal in Potassium ~150mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.2µg

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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
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 +740.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +92.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +437.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +70.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1420%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pimiento Gourd DV% diff.
Vitamin C 84.9mg 10.1mg 83%
Iron 1.68mg 0.2mg 19%
Vitamin A 133µg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.04mg 13%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 7%
Fiber 1.9g 0.5g 6%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Zinc 0.19mg 0.7mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0.152mg 3%
Copper 0.049mg 0.026mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.022mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.615mg 0.32mg 2%
Calcium 6mg 26mg 2%
Magnesium 6mg 11mg 1%
Phosphorus 17mg 13mg 1%
Sodium 14mg 2mg 1%
Carbs 5.1g 3.39g 1%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Manganese 0.092mg 0.066mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.161g 0.009g 1%
Protein 1.1g 0.62g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.029mg 1%
Calories 23kcal 14kcal 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 3.2g 2.89g N/A
Potassium 158mg 150mg 0%
Sugar 2.71g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0.2µg 0%
Folate 6µg 6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.045g 0.002g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.004g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.033mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0.021mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.004mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.027mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.004mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 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 +77.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +50.4%
~equal in Water ~95.54g
~equal in Other ~0.43g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 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 +400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1688.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.6%

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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.