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Pumpkin vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between pumpkin and merlot

  • Merlot contains less copper, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5 than pumpkin.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for pumpkin is 13% higher.
  • Merlot is lower in sugar.
  • Pumpkin has a higher glycemic index than merlot.

Food types used in this article are Pumpkin, raw and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot.

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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%
Merlot
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +162.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +167.7%
Contains more IronIron +73.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1054.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +128.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.132mg

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.
Pumpkin
10
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%
Merlot
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +254.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +167.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +893.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1500%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.057mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin Merlot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 426µg 47%
Copper 0.127mg 0.011mg 13%
Vitamin C 9mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.06mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.031mg 6%
Potassium 340mg 127mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.298mg 0.03mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.005mg 4%
Folate 16µg 1µg 4%
Iron 0.8mg 0.46mg 4%
Phosphorus 44mg 23mg 3%
Calories 26kcal 83kcal 3%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Protein 1g 0.07g 2%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.14mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 0.224mg 2%
Choline 8.2mg 1%
Calcium 21mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Carbs 6.5g 2.51g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0g 0%
Net carbs 6g 2.51g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 2.76g 0.62g N/A
Sodium 1mg 4mg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.2µg 0%
Manganese 0.125mg 0.132mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.057mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 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
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1328.6%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +159%
Contains more OtherOther +1253.8%
~equal in Water ~86.59g

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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/nutrients

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

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