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Wax gourd vs. Okra — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wax gourd and okra

  • Wax gourd has less manganese, vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin C, vitamin B1, magnesium, copper, and fiber.
  • Okra's daily need coverage for manganese is 32% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Okra, 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%
Okra
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 25% 26% 23% 36% 16% 26% 0.91% 103% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +470%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +355.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5880%
Contains more IronIron +63.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +395.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +258.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1307.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
~equal in Zinc ~0.58mg

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%
Okra
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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 77% 12% 5.4% 0% 50% 14% 19% 15% 50% 0% 78% 45% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +119%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +488.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +160.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +102.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +571.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1017.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more CholineCholine +151%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wax gourd Okra DV% diff.
Manganese 0.056mg 0.788mg 32%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 31.3µg 24%
Folate 4µg 60µg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.2mg 14%
Vitamin C 10.5mg 23mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.032mg 0.215mg 14%
Magnesium 10mg 57mg 11%
Copper 0.022mg 0.109mg 10%
Potassium 5mg 299mg 9%
Fiber 1g 3.2g 9%
Calcium 18mg 82mg 6%
Phosphorus 17mg 61mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.384mg 1mg 4%
Sodium 107mg 7mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 36µg 4%
Iron 0.38mg 0.62mg 3%
Protein 0.4g 1.93g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.121mg 0.245mg 2%
Choline 4.9mg 12.3mg 1%
Calories 14kcal 33kcal 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Carbs 3.04g 7.45g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.27mg 1%
Fructose 0.57g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.19g 0%
Net carbs 2.04g 4.25g N/A
Sugar 1.18g 1.48g N/A
Zinc 0.59mg 0.58mg 0%
Starch 0.34g 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.027g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.081mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.091mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 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
Okra
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2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.45 g
Water: 89.58 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +382.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +145.1%
Contains more OtherOther +183.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.19g
~equal in Water ~89.58g

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
Okra
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37% 24% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.027 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -38.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +117.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +225.9%

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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. Okra - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169260/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.