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Vegetable vs. Gourd — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between vegetable and gourd

  • Vegetable has more vitamin A, fiber, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, copper, and phosphorus; however, gourd has more vitamin C.
  • Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 85% more.
  • Vegetable has 9 times more fiber than gourd. Vegetable has 4.4g of fiber, while gourd has 0.5g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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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 +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.7%
Contains more IronIron +310%
Contains more CopperCopper +219.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +292.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +474.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%
~equal in Calcium ~26mg

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +144.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +445.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +165.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +85%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +215.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.152mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Gourd DV% diff.
Vitamin A 214µg 24%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 20%
Fiber 4.4g 0.5g 16%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.066mg 14%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 10.1mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.022mg 8%
Iron 0.82mg 0.2mg 8%
Copper 0.083mg 0.026mg 6%
Phosphorus 51mg 13mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.029mg 4%
Choline 24.1mg 4%
Protein 2.86g 0.62g 4%
Folate 19µg 6µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0.32mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Calories 65kcal 14kcal 3%
Carbs 13.09g 3.39g 3%
Magnesium 22mg 11mg 3%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.7mg 2%
Sodium 35mg 2mg 1%
Potassium 169mg 150mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 8.69g 2.89g N/A
Calcium 25mg 26mg 0%
Sugar 3.12g N/A
Selenium 0.3µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.152mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.031g 0.002g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.004g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.009g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.033mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.021mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.004mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.027mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.004mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
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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 +361.3%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +286.1%
Contains more OtherOther +55.8%
Contains more WaterWater +14.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
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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 +150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +700%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.5%

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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.