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Wax gourd vs. Fennel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between wax gourd and fennel

  • Wax gourd contains less vitamin K, vitamin A, potassium, fiber, manganese, and folate than fennel.
  • Fennel's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 50% higher.
  • Fennel contains 3 times less zinc than wax gourd. Wax gourd contains 0.59mg of zinc, while fennel contains 0.2mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Fennel, bulb, 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 7.1% 5.4% 0.44% 14% 7.3% 16% 7.3% 14% 7.3% 1.1%
Fennel
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 15% 37% 27% 22% 5.5% 21% 6.8% 25% 3.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +195%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +70%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +172.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8180%
Contains more IronIron +92.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +194.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -51.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +241.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%

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%
Fennel
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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 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +240%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +625%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +91.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2142.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +575%
Contains more CholineCholine +169.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wax gourd Fennel DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2.8µg 62.8µg 50%
Potassium 5mg 414mg 12%
Fiber 1g 3.1g 8%
Manganese 0.056mg 0.191mg 6%
Folate 4µg 27µg 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 48µg 5%
Phosphorus 17mg 50mg 5%
Copper 0.022mg 0.066mg 5%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.2mg 4%
Iron 0.38mg 0.73mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.58mg 3%
Calcium 18mg 49mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.121mg 0.232mg 2%
Magnesium 10mg 17mg 2%
Choline 4.9mg 13.2mg 2%
Sodium 107mg 52mg 2%
Vitamin C 10.5mg 12mg 2%
Protein 0.4g 1.24g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.032mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.384mg 0.64mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.169g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.032mg 0.047mg 1%
Calories 14kcal 31kcal 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Carbs 3.04g 7.3g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 2.04g 4.2g N/A
Sugar 1.18g 3.93g N/A
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.09g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.068g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 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
Fennel
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 90.21 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +210%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +140.1%
Contains more OtherOther +250%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g
~equal in Water ~90.21g

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
Fennel
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28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.068 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.169 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +83.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +92%

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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. Fennel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169385/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.