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Pumpkin flowers vs. Cardoon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pumpkin flowers and cardoon different?

  • Pumpkin flowers are richer in vitamin A and vitamin C, while cardoon is higher in potassium.
  • Pumpkin flowers cover your daily need for vitamin A, 39% more than cardoon.
  • Pumpkin flowers contain 14 times more vitamin C than cardoon. Pumpkin flowers contain 28mg of vitamin C, while cardoon contains 2mg.
  • Pumpkin flowers are lower in sodium.

Pumpkin flowers, raw and Cardoon, raw types were 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 12% 15% 26% 0% 0% 21% 0.65% 0% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 21% 35% 26% 77% 4.6% 9.9% 22% 33% 1.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +113%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +79.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +131.2%
~equal in Iron ~0.7mg

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 93% 32% 0% 0% 11% 17% 13% 0% 0% 0% 0% 44% 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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 20% 27% 0% 0% 51% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +110%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +130%
Contains more FolateFolate +15.3%
~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 Pumpkin flowers Cardoon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 28mg 2mg 29%
Copper 0.231mg 26%
Manganese 0.256mg 11%
Vitamin A 97µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.116mg 9%
Sodium 5mg 170mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 7%
Potassium 173mg 400mg 7%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Phosphorus 49mg 23mg 4%
Magnesium 24mg 42mg 4%
Calcium 39mg 70mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.075mg 0.03mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.69mg 0.3mg 2%
Folate 59µg 68µg 2%
Zinc 0.17mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.042mg 0.02mg 2%
Protein 1.03g 0.7g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Calories 15kcal 17kcal 0%
Fats 0.07g 0.1g 0%
Carbs 3.28g 4.07g 0%
Net carbs 3.28g 2.47g N/A
Iron 0.7mg 0.7mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.036g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 0.018g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.004g 0.041g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.03 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 3.28 g
Water: 95.15 g
Other: 0.47 g
4% 94%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.07 g
Water: 94 g
Other: 1.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +47.1%
Contains more FatsFats +42.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.1%
Contains more OtherOther +140.4%
~equal in Water ~94g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
73% 18% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 g
16% 26% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.011 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.041 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +925%

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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. Pumpkin flowers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169270/nutrients
  2. Cardoon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169981/nutrients

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

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