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Shallot vs. Gourd — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between shallot and gourd

  • Shallot is higher than gourd in vitamin B6, iron, fiber, manganese, folate, copper, phosphorus, and potassium.
  • Shallot covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 23% more than gourd.
  • Shallot contains 6 times more fiber than gourd. While shallot contains 3.2g of fiber, gourd contains only 0.5g.

Food varieties used in this article are Shallots, raw and Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Gourd
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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% 7.8% 13% 7.5% 8.7% 19% 5.6% 0.26% 8.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +122.7%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +238.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +361.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +342.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains more ZincZinc +75%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%

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% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
Gourd
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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 34% 0% 0% 0% 7.3% 5.1% 6% 9.1% 9.2% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +106.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +90.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +762.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +466.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +26.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +60%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.022mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Gourd DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.04mg 23%
Iron 1.2mg 0.2mg 13%
Fiber 3.2g 0.5g 11%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.066mg 10%
Copper 0.088mg 0.026mg 7%
Folate 34µg 6µg 7%
Phosphorus 60mg 13mg 7%
Potassium 334mg 150mg 5%
Carbs 16.8g 3.39g 4%
Protein 2.5g 0.62g 4%
Calories 72kcal 14kcal 3%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.152mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.029mg 3%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.7mg 3%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.2µg 2%
Vitamin C 8mg 10.1mg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 11mg 2%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Calcium 37mg 26mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.32mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 13.6g 2.89g N/A
Sugar 7.87g N/A
Sodium 12mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.022mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.002g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.004g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.009g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0.033mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0.021mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.004mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.027mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0.004mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Gourd
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3% 96%
Protein: 0.62 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 3.39 g
Water: 95.54 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +303.2%
Contains more FatsFats +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +395.6%
Contains more OtherOther +86%
Contains more WaterWater +19.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Gourd
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13% 27% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.009 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +250%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +333.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.2%

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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/nutrients
  2. Gourd - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169232/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.