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Wax gourd vs. Pickled cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between wax gourd and pickled cucumber

  • Wax gourd has more vitamin C and zinc; however, pickled cucumber is higher in vitamin K and copper.
  • Pickled cucumber covers your daily sodium needs 48% more than wax gourd.
  • Pickled cucumber contains 30 times less zinc than wax gourd. Wax gourd contains 0.59mg of zinc, while pickled cucumber contains 0.02mg.
  • Wax gourd has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Pickles, cucumber, sour.

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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 2.9% 0% 2% 15% 28% 0.55% 6% 158% 1.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +2850%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +409.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +360%
Contains more CopperCopper +286.4%
~equal in Iron ~0.4mg

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 3.3% 3.3% 1.8% 0% 0% 2.3% 0% 2.3% 2.1% 0% 118% 0.75% 2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +950%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +218.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +255.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +36.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1578.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wax gourd Pickled cucumber DV% diff.
Sodium 107mg 1208mg 48%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 47µg 37%
Vitamin C 10.5mg 1mg 11%
Copper 0.022mg 0.085mg 7%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.02mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.032mg 0.009mg 2%
Calcium 18mg 0mg 2%
Manganese 0.056mg 0.011mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.121mg 0.038mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.384mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.01mg 1%
Potassium 5mg 23mg 1%
Fiber 1g 1.2g 1%
Magnesium 10mg 4mg 1%
Folate 4µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 10µg 1%
Calories 14kcal 11kcal 0%
Protein 0.4g 0.33g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Carbs 3.04g 2.26g 0%
Net carbs 2.04g 1.06g N/A
Iron 0.38mg 0.4mg 0%
Sugar 1.18g 1.06g N/A
Phosphorus 17mg 14mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.09mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Choline 4.9mg 3.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.081g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.009mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.01mg 0%
Leucine 0.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 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
2% 94% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 94.08 g
Other: 3.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34.5%
Contains more OtherOther +943.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g
~equal in Water ~94.08g

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
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1133.3%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.081g

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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. Pickled cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169379/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.