Pumpkin flowers vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pumpkin flowers and winter melon different?
- Pumpkin flowers have more vitamin A, vitamin C, and folate than winter melon.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin A for pumpkin flowers is 39% higher.
- Pumpkin flowers contain 29 times more potassium than winter melon. While pumpkin flowers contain 173mg of potassium, winter melon contains only 6mg.
- Pumpkin flowers have less sodium.
Pumpkin flowers, raw and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +140% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +105.3% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +2783.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +75% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +157.9% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -95.5% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +250% |
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 | +115.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +72.5% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +1080% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +46.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Vitamin C | 28mg | 13mg | 17% |
| Folate | 59µg | 5µg | 14% |
| Fiber | 2.9g | 12% | |
| Vitamin A | 97µg | 0µg | 11% |
| Zinc | 0.61mg | 6% | |
| Potassium | 173mg | 6mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 5mg | 111mg | 5% |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 0.4mg | 4% |
| Phosphorus | 49mg | 19mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.035mg | 3% | |
| Magnesium | 24mg | 10mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.023mg | 3% | |
| Manganese | 0.058mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.133mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.075mg | 0.11mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 39mg | 19mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.69mg | 0.4mg | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.004g | 0.087g | 1% |
| Protein | 1.03g | 0.4g | 1% |
| Selenium | 0.7µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
| Calories | 15kcal | 13kcal | 0% |
| Fats | 0.07g | 0.2g | 0% |
| Carbs | 3.28g | 3g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 3.28g | 0.1g | N/A |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.042mg | 0.04mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.036g | 0.016g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.009g | 0.037g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.002mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.009mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.003mg | 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:
0.4 g
Fats:
0.2 g
Carbs:
3 g
Water:
96.1 g
Other:
0.3 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +157.5% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +56.7% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +185.7% |
~equal in
Carbs
~3g
~equal in
Water
~96.1g
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
0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.087 g
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -55.6% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +311.1% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +2075% |
