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Pumpkin vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pumpkin and pimiento

  • Pumpkin has more vitamin A, copper, vitamin B5, and potassium; however, pimiento is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin K, and fiber.
  • Pumpkin covers your daily vitamin A needs 117% more than pimiento.
  • Pimiento contains 30 times less vitamin B5 than pumpkin. Pumpkin contains 0.298mg of vitamin B5, while pimiento contains 0.01mg.

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

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +115.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +159.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +68.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +158.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more IronIron +110%

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%
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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +220.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +53.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +194.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2880%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +30.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +843.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +252.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +654.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.615mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin Pimiento DV% diff.
Vitamin C 9mg 84.9mg 84%
Vitamin A 426µg 133µg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.215mg 12%
Iron 0.8mg 1.68mg 11%
Copper 0.127mg 0.049mg 9%
Fiber 0.5g 1.9g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.298mg 0.01mg 6%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 8.3µg 6%
Potassium 340mg 158mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.06mg 4%
Phosphorus 44mg 17mg 4%
Folate 16µg 6µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.017mg 3%
Calcium 21mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin E 1.06mg 0.69mg 2%
Magnesium 12mg 6mg 1%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.19mg 1%
Sodium 1mg 14mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.005g 0.161g 1%
Manganese 0.125mg 0.092mg 1%
Calories 26kcal 23kcal 0%
Protein 1g 1.1g 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.3g 0%
Carbs 6.5g 5.1g 0%
Net carbs 6g 3.2g N/A
Sugar 2.76g 2.71g N/A
Selenium 0.3µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 0.615mg 0%
Choline 8.2mg 6.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.054mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0.022mg 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
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.5%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
Contains more FatsFats +200%
~equal in Protein ~1.1g
~equal in Water ~93.1g

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
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -13.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +53.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3120%

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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.