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Radicchio vs. Wax gourd — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between radicchio and wax gourd?

  • Wax gourd has less vitamin K, copper, vitamin E, folate, and potassium than radicchio.
  • Radicchio's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 210% higher.
  • Radicchio has 60 times more potassium than wax gourd. Radicchio has 302mg of potassium, while wax gourd has 5mg.

We used Radicchio, raw and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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 9.3% 5.7% 27% 21% 114% 17% 17% 2.9% 18% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 5.4% 0.44% 14% 7.3% 16% 7.3% 14% 7.3% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5940%
Contains more IronIron +50%
Contains more CopperCopper +1450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +135.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +146.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%
~equal in Calcium ~18mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.59mg

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 27% 0.33% 45% 0% 4% 6.5% 4.8% 16% 13% 0% 638% 45% 5.9%
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 35% 0% 1.6% 0% 8.5% 0.23% 7.2% 7.3% 7.4% 0% 7% 3% 2.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2725%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2700%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +122.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +78.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +9014.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more CholineCholine +122.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +31.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +112.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Radicchio Wax gourd DV% diff.
Vitamin K 255.2µg 2.8µg 210%
Copper 0.341mg 0.022mg 35%
Vitamin E 2.26mg 0.08mg 15%
Folate 60µg 4µg 14%
Potassium 302mg 5mg 9%
Manganese 0.138mg 0.056mg 4%
Sodium 22mg 107mg 4%
Vitamin C 8mg 10.5mg 3%
Phosphorus 40mg 17mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.269mg 0.121mg 3%
Protein 1.43g 0.4g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.001mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.016mg 0.034mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.057mg 0.032mg 2%
Iron 0.57mg 0.38mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.255mg 0.384mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.2µg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 10mg 1%
Choline 10.9mg 4.9mg 1%
Calories 23kcal 14kcal 0%
Fats 0.25g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 3.58g 2.04g N/A
Carbs 4.48g 3.04g 0%
Calcium 19mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 0.6g 1.18g N/A
Fiber 0.9g 1g 0%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.59mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.06g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.11g 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.062mg 0%
Lysine 0.056mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.065mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 93%
Protein: 1.43 g
Fats: 0.25 g
Carbs: 4.48 g
Water: 93.14 g
Other: 0.7 g
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.04 g
Water: 96.06 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +257.5%
Contains more FatsFats +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.4%
Contains more OtherOther +133.3%
~equal in Water ~96.06g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 6% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.06 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +270%

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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. Radicchio - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168564/nutrients
  2. Wax gourd - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170475/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.