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Wax gourd vs. Bell pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wax gourd and bell peppers?

  • Bell peppers are richer than wax gourd in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, and potassium.
  • Bell peppers' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 78% more.
  • Wax gourd has 36 times more sodium than bell peppers. While wax gourd has 107mg of sodium, bell peppers have only 3mg.

We used Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Peppers, sweet, green, raw types in this article.

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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 7.1% 5.4% 0.44% 14% 7.3% 16% 7.3% 14% 7.3% 1.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3% 15% 13% 22% 3.5% 8.6% 0.39% 16% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80%
Contains more IronIron +11.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +353.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3400%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +117.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~10mg

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 35% 0% 1.6% 0% 8.5% 0.23% 7.2% 7.3% 7.4% 0% 7% 3% 2.7%
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 268% 6% 7.4% 0% 14% 6.5% 9% 5.9% 52% 0% 19% 7.5% 3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +665.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +362.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +67.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +600%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +164.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more CholineCholine +12.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wax gourd Bell pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 10.5mg 80.4mg 78%
Vitamin B6 0.032mg 0.224mg 15%
Potassium 5mg 175mg 5%
Copper 0.022mg 0.066mg 5%
Sodium 107mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 7.4µg 4%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.13mg 4%
Manganese 0.056mg 0.122mg 3%
Fiber 1g 1.7g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.057mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Folate 4µg 10µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.028mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.37mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.384mg 0.48mg 1%
Protein 0.4g 0.86g 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Calcium 18mg 10mg 1%
Carbs 3.04g 4.64g 1%
Calories 14kcal 20kcal 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 2.04g 2.94g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 10mg 0%
Iron 0.38mg 0.34mg 0%
Sugar 1.18g 2.4g N/A
Phosphorus 17mg 20mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.121mg 0.099mg 0%
Choline 4.9mg 5.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.058g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.008g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.062g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.04 g
Water: 96.06 g
Other: 0.3 g
5% 94%
Protein: 0.86 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 4.64 g
Water: 93.89 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more FatsFats +17.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +115%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +52.6%
Contains more OtherOther +46.7%
~equal in Water ~93.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
45% 6% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +362.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +41.9%

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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. Wax gourd - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170475/nutrients
  2. Bell pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170427/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.