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Pumpkin flowers vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pumpkin flowers and ginger

  • Pumpkin flowers have more vitamin A, vitamin C, and folate; however, ginger has more potassium.
  • Pumpkin flowers' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 39% more.
  • Pumpkin flowers have 6 times more vitamin C than ginger. Pumpkin flowers have 28mg of vitamin C, while ginger has 5mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pumpkin flowers, raw and Ginger root, 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 17% 12% 15% 26% 0% 0% 21% 0.65% 0% 3.8%
Ginger
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +143.8%
Contains more IronIron +16.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +79.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +139.9%
~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

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%
Ginger
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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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +460%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +68%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +120.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +436.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.75mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin flowers Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin C 28mg 5mg 26%
Copper 0.226mg 25%
Folate 59µg 11µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.16mg 12%
Vitamin A 97µg 0µg 11%
Manganese 0.229mg 10%
Fiber 2g 8%
Potassium 173mg 415mg 7%
Carbs 3.28g 17.77g 5%
Magnesium 24mg 43mg 5%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 4%
Calories 15kcal 80kcal 3%
Zinc 0.34mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.075mg 0.034mg 3%
Phosphorus 49mg 34mg 2%
Calcium 39mg 16mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Protein 1.03g 1.82g 2%
Saturated fat 0.036g 0.203g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.004g 0.154g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.042mg 0.025mg 1%
Fats 0.07g 0.75g 1%
Iron 0.7mg 0.6mg 1%
Net carbs 3.28g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Sodium 5mg 13mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.69mg 0.75mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 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
Ginger
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more WaterWater +20.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +76.7%
Contains more FatsFats +971.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +441.8%
Contains more OtherOther +63.8%

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
Ginger
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1611.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3750%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/nutrients

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

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