Pumpkin flowers vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pumpkin flowers and onions different?
- Pumpkin flowers are higher than onions in vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, and iron.
- Pumpkin flowers cover your daily need for vitamin A, 39% more than onions.
- Pumpkin flowers contain 6 times more vitamin B3 than onions. Pumpkin flowers contain 0.69mg of vitamin B3, while onions contain 0.116mg.
Pumpkin flowers, raw and Onions, 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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +140% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +69.6% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +18.5% |
Contains more IronIron | +233.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +69% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +40% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -20% |
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 | +278.4% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +177.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +494.8% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +210.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin C | 28mg | 7.4mg | 23% |
Vitamin A | 97µg | 0µg | 11% |
Folate | 59µg | 19µg | 10% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.12mg | 9% | |
Fiber | 1.7g | 7% | |
Iron | 0.7mg | 0.21mg | 6% |
Manganese | 0.129mg | 6% | |
Vitamin B3 | 0.69mg | 0.116mg | 4% |
Copper | 0.039mg | 4% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.075mg | 0.027mg | 4% |
Magnesium | 24mg | 10mg | 3% |
Phosphorus | 49mg | 29mg | 3% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.123mg | 2% | |
Calcium | 39mg | 23mg | 2% |
Zinc | 0.17mg | 2% | |
Carbs | 3.28g | 9.34g | 2% |
Fructose | 1.29g | 2% | |
Choline | 6.1mg | 1% | |
Calories | 15kcal | 40kcal | 1% |
Potassium | 173mg | 146mg | 1% |
Protein | 1.03g | 1.1g | 0% |
Fats | 0.07g | 0.1g | 0% |
Net carbs | 3.28g | 7.64g | N/A |
Sugar | 4.24g | N/A | |
Sodium | 5mg | 4mg | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0.02mg | 0% | |
Selenium | 0.7µg | 0.5µg | 0% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.042mg | 0.046mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.4µg | 0% | |
Saturated fat | 0.036g | 0.042g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.009g | 0.013g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.004g | 0.017g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.014mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.021mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.014mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.025mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.039mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.002mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.025mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.021mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.014mg | 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:
1.1 g
Fats:
0.1 g
Carbs:
9.34 g
Water:
89.11 g
Other:
0.35 g
Contains more OtherOther | +34.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +42.9% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +184.8% |
~equal in
Protein
~1.1g
~equal in
Water
~89.11g
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
0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.017 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -14.3% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +44.4% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +325% |