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.
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% |
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 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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Protein:
1.03 g
Fats:
0.07 g
Carbs:
3.28 g
Water:
95.15 g
Other:
0.47 g
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% |
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Water
~94g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.004 g
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% |