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Pumpkin leaves vs. Spinach — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pumpkin leaves and spinach?

  • Pumpkin leaves are richer in phosphorus, while spinach is higher in vitamin A, folate, manganese, iron, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, and zinc.
  • Spinach's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 171% higher.
  • Spinach has 2 times less phosphorus than pumpkin leaves. Pumpkin leaves have 104mg of phosphorus, while spinach has 56mg.

We used Pumpkin leaves, raw and Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types in this comparison.

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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 27% 12% 38% 83% 44% 5.5% 45% 1.4% 46% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 62% 41% 41% 134% 58% 21% 24% 9.1% 122% 8.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +85.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +128.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +248.7%
Contains more IronIron +60.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +280%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +163.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
~equal in Potassium ~466mg

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 37% 32% 0% 0% 24% 30% 17% 2.5% 48% 0% 0% 27% 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 33% 175% 42% 0% 24% 54% 9.2% 8.7% 56% 0% 1234% 110% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +12.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +440.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +84.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +245.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +16.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +305.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.095mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin leaves Spinach DV% diff.
Vitamin K 493.6µg 411%
Vitamin A 97µg 524µg 47%
Folate 36µg 146µg 28%
Manganese 0.355mg 0.935mg 25%
Iron 2.22mg 3.57mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.08mg 14%
Magnesium 38mg 87mg 12%
Calcium 39mg 136mg 10%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.128mg 0.236mg 8%
Phosphorus 104mg 56mg 7%
Copper 0.133mg 0.174mg 5%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.76mg 5%
Choline 19.7mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.207mg 0.242mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.92mg 0.49mg 3%
Sodium 11mg 70mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.042mg 0.145mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.207g 0.043g 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.5µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.022g 0.109g 1%
Potassium 436mg 466mg 1%
Vitamin C 11mg 9.8mg 1%
Calories 19kcal 23kcal 0%
Protein 3.15g 2.97g 0%
Fats 0.4g 0.26g 0%
Carbs 2.33g 3.75g 0%
Net carbs 2.33g 1.35g N/A
Sugar 0.43g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.094mg 0.095mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.052g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.156mg 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.156mg 0.152mg 0%
Leucine 0.318mg 0.231mg 0%
Lysine 0.2mg 0.182mg 0%
Methionine 0.054mg 0.055mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.171mg 0.134mg 0%
Valine 0.181mg 0.168mg 0%
Histidine 0.05mg 0.066mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 2% 93%
Protein: 3.15 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 2.33 g
Water: 92.88 g
Other: 1.24 g
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 3.75 g
Water: 91.21 g
Other: 1.81 g
Contains more FatsFats +53.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.9%
Contains more OtherOther +46%
~equal in Protein ~2.97g
~equal in Water ~91.21g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
74% 19% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.207 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.022 g
27% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.043 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +766.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +395.5%

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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 leaves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169272/nutrients
  2. Spinach - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168463/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.