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Pumpkin flowers vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pumpkin flowers and pimiento different?

  • Pumpkin flowers are higher in folate; however, pimiento is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for pimiento is 63% higher.
  • Pumpkin flowers contain 10 times more folate than pimiento. While pumpkin flowers contain 59µg of folate, pimiento contains only 6µg.

Pumpkin flowers, raw and Pimento, canned 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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +550%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +188.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains more IronIron +140%
~equal in Potassium ~158mg

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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +147.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +883.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +203.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +37.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin flowers Pimiento DV% diff.
Vitamin C 28mg 84.9mg 63%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 17%
Folate 59µg 6µg 13%
Iron 0.7mg 1.68mg 12%
Fiber 1.9g 8%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 7%
Phosphorus 49mg 17mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Copper 0.049mg 5%
Manganese 0.092mg 4%
Vitamin A 97µg 133µg 4%
Magnesium 24mg 6mg 4%
Calcium 39mg 6mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.042mg 0.017mg 2%
Zinc 0.19mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.075mg 0.06mg 1%
Carbs 3.28g 5.1g 1%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.004g 0.161g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Calories 15kcal 23kcal 0%
Protein 1.03g 1.1g 0%
Fats 0.07g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 3.28g 3.2g N/A
Potassium 173mg 158mg 0%
Sugar 2.71g N/A
Sodium 5mg 14mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.69mg 0.615mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.036g 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 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
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more OtherOther +17.5%
Contains more FatsFats +328.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +55.5%
~equal in Protein ~1.1g
~equal in Water ~93.1g

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
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +122.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3925%

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/nutrients

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

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