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Pumpkin flowers vs. Nopales — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pumpkin flowers and nopales different?

  • Pumpkin flowers are higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, and folate; however, nopales are richer in calcium and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for pumpkin flowers is 30% higher.
  • Pumpkin flowers contain 20 times more folate than nopales. While pumpkin flowers contain 59µg of folate, nopales contain only 3µg.

Pumpkin flowers, raw and Nopales, raw are the varieties 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 37% 49% 23% 22% 17% 6.8% 6.9% 2.7% 60% 3.8%
Contains more IronIron +18.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +206.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +320.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.6%
~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%
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 31% 7.7% 0% 0% 3% 9.5% 7.7% 10% 16% 0% 13% 2.3% 4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +201.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +321.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +82.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +68.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1866.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin flowers Nopales DV% diff.
Vitamin C 28mg 9.3mg 21%
Manganese 0.457mg 20%
Folate 59µg 3µg 14%
Calcium 39mg 164mg 13%
Fiber 2.2g 9%
Vitamin A 97µg 23µg 8%
Magnesium 24mg 52mg 7%
Copper 0.052mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 5%
Phosphorus 49mg 16mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.167mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.042mg 0.012mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.075mg 0.041mg 3%
Zinc 0.25mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.69mg 0.41mg 2%
Potassium 173mg 257mg 2%
Sodium 5mg 21mg 1%
Iron 0.7mg 0.59mg 1%
Choline 7.3mg 1%
Protein 1.03g 1.32g 1%
Calories 15kcal 16kcal 0%
Fats 0.07g 0.09g 0%
Carbs 3.28g 3.33g 0%
Net carbs 3.28g 1.13g N/A
Sugar 1.15g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.036g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 0.018g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.004g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.059mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 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
3% 94%
Protein: 1.32 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 3.33 g
Water: 94.12 g
Other: 1.14 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.2%
Contains more FatsFats +28.6%
Contains more OtherOther +142.6%
~equal in Carbs ~3.33g
~equal in Water ~94.12g

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
19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1150%

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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. Nopales - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168571/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.