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Pumpkin vs. Celery — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pumpkin and celery

  • Pumpkin has more vitamin A, copper, iron, vitamin C, and vitamin E; however, celery is higher in vitamin K.
  • Pumpkin covers your daily vitamin A needs 161% more than celery.
  • Celery contains 4 times less iron than pumpkin. Pumpkin contains 0.8mg of iron, while celery contains 0.2mg.
  • The glycemic index of pumpkin is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pumpkin, raw and Celery, raw.

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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 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
Celery
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 12% 23% 7.5% 12% 3.5% 10% 10% 13% 2.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.8%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +262.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +146.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +90.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg

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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
Celery
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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 10% 7.3% 5.4% 0% 5.3% 13% 6% 15% 17% 0% 73% 27% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +190.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1836.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +292.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +138.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +93%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +21.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2563.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +125%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin Celery DV% diff.
Vitamin A 426µg 22µg 45%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 29.3µg 24%
Copper 0.127mg 0.035mg 10%
Iron 0.8mg 0.2mg 8%
Vitamin C 9mg 3.1mg 7%
Folate 16µg 36µg 5%
Vitamin E 1.06mg 0.27mg 5%
Fiber 0.5g 1.6g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.057mg 4%
Sodium 1mg 80mg 3%
Phosphorus 44mg 24mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 0.32mg 2%
Potassium 340mg 260mg 2%
Calcium 21mg 40mg 2%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.13mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.021mg 2%
Protein 1g 0.69g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.298mg 0.246mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.074mg 1%
Calories 26kcal 16kcal 1%
Manganese 0.125mg 0.103mg 1%
Carbs 6.5g 2.97g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 6g 1.37g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 2.76g 1.34g N/A
Selenium 0.3µg 0.4µg 0%
Choline 8.2mg 6.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.005g 0.079g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0.02mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0.032mg 0%
Lysine 0.054mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.027mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0.012mg 0%
Fructose 0.37g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 g
Celery
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3% 95%
Protein: 0.69 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.97 g
Water: 95.43 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +44.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +118.9%
Contains more FatsFats +70%
~equal in Water ~95.43g
~equal in Other ~0.74g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
74% 19% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.005 g
Celery
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27% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +146.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1480%

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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/nutrients
  2. Celery - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169988/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.