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Pumpkin vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pumpkins and pimiento?

  • Pumpkins are richer in vitamin A, yet pimiento is richer in vitamin C, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin K.
  • Pimiento's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 89% higher.
  • Pumpkins have 2 times more vitamin A than pimiento. Pumpkins have 5755IU of vitamin A, while pimiento has 2655IU.

We used Pumpkin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Pimento, canned 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 6.4% 4.5% 20% 21% 30% 6.3% 13% 0.13% 12% 1.1%
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 +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +85.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +21.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +76.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more IronIron +194.7%
~equal in Manganese ~0.092mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.2µg

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 16% 96% 16% 0% 7.8% 18% 7.7% 12% 10% 0% 2% 6.8% 3.4%
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 +116.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +15.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +82.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1910%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1706.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +48.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +388.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +937.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin Pimiento DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.7mg 84.9mg 89%
Vitamin A 288µg 133µg 17%
Iron 0.57mg 1.68mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.215mg 13%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 8.3µg 6%
Copper 0.091mg 0.049mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.01mg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 1.9g 3%
Potassium 230mg 158mg 2%
Phosphorus 30mg 17mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.413mg 0.615mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 0.69mg 1%
Sodium 1mg 14mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.017mg 1%
Protein 0.72g 1.1g 1%
Calcium 15mg 6mg 1%
Magnesium 9mg 6mg 1%
Folate 9µg 6µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.004g 0.161g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.078mg 0.06mg 1%
Calories 20kcal 23kcal 0%
Fats 0.07g 0.3g 0%
Carbs 4.9g 5.1g 0%
Net carbs 3.8g 3.2g N/A
Sugar 2.08g 2.71g N/A
Zinc 0.23mg 0.19mg 0%
Manganese 0.089mg 0.092mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.045g 0%
Choline 6.2mg 6.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.021mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.023mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.023mg 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 4.9 g
Water: 93.69 g
Other: 0.62 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 OtherOther +55%
Contains more ProteinProtein +52.8%
Contains more FatsFats +328.6%
~equal in Carbs ~5.1g
~equal in Water ~93.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
74% 18% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 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 -17.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +122.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3925%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168449/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.