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Pumpkin flowers vs. Winter squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pumpkin flowers and winter squash

  • Pumpkin flowers have more vitamin C and folate; however, winter squash is richer in vitamin A.
  • Winter squash covers your daily vitamin A needs 66% more than pumpkin flowers.
  • Winter squash has 3 times less folate than pumpkin flowers. Pumpkin flowers have 59µg of folate, while winter squash has 20µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pumpkin flowers, raw and Squash, winter, all varieties, cooked, baked, without salt.

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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 9.3% 6.6% 21% 17% 27% 6% 8.1% 0.13% 24% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +84.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +77.3%
Contains more IronIron +59.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +157.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%

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 32% 87% 2.4% 0% 4% 15% 9.3% 14% 37% 0% 11% 15% 5.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +191.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +162.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +195%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +169.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin flowers Winter squash DV% diff.
Vitamin C 28mg 9.6mg 20%
Vitamin A 97µg 261µg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 12%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Folate 59µg 20µg 10%
Copper 0.082mg 9%
Manganese 0.187mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.234mg 5%
Phosphorus 49mg 19mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Iron 0.7mg 0.44mg 3%
Magnesium 24mg 13mg 3%
Potassium 173mg 241mg 2%
Calcium 39mg 22mg 2%
Zinc 0.22mg 2%
Carbs 3.28g 8.85g 2%
Choline 10.6mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.042mg 0.016mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.69mg 0.495mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.004g 0.147g 1%
Calories 15kcal 37kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.075mg 0.067mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Protein 1.03g 0.89g 0%
Fats 0.07g 0.35g 0%
Net carbs 3.28g 6.05g N/A
Sugar 3.3g N/A
Sodium 5mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.036g 0.072g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 0.026g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.035mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.035mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 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
9% 89%
Protein: 0.89 g
Fats: 0.35 g
Carbs: 8.85 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.7%
Contains more FatsFats +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +169.8%
Contains more OtherOther +48.9%
~equal in Water ~89.21g

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
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.072 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.147 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +188.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3575%

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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. Winter squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170490/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.