Wax gourd vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between wax gourd and pimiento?
- Pimiento is richer than wax gourd in vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, and vitamin B6.
- Pimiento's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 83% more.
- Wax gourd has 3 times more zinc than pimiento. While wax gourd has 0.59mg of zinc, pimiento has only 0.19mg.
We used Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Pimento, canned 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +66.7% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +200% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +210.5% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +3060% |
| Contains more IronIron | +342.1% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +122.7% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -86.9% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +64.3% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +100% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +1110% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +708.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +762.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +5900% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +60.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +571.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +196.4% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +50% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +28.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin C | 10.5mg | 84.9mg | 83% |
| Iron | 0.38mg | 1.68mg | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 133µg | 15% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.032mg | 0.215mg | 14% |
| Vitamin K | 2.8µg | 8.3µg | 5% |
| Potassium | 5mg | 158mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.001mg | 0.06mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 107mg | 14mg | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.08mg | 0.69mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 1.9g | 4% |
| Zinc | 0.59mg | 0.19mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.022mg | 0.049mg | 3% |
| Manganese | 0.056mg | 0.092mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.121mg | 0.01mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.384mg | 0.615mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.034mg | 0.017mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 6mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 10mg | 6mg | 1% |
| Carbs | 3.04g | 5.1g | 1% |
| Folate | 4µg | 6µg | 1% |
| Protein | 0.4g | 1.1g | 1% |
| Calories | 14kcal | 23kcal | 0% |
| Fats | 0.2g | 0.3g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 2.04g | 3.2g | N/A |
| Sugar | 1.18g | 2.71g | N/A |
| Phosphorus | 17mg | 17mg | 0% |
| Selenium | 0.2µg | 0.2µg | 0% |
| Choline | 4.9mg | 6.3mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.016g | 0.045g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.037g | 0.02g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.088g | 0.161g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.002mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.04mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.036mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.058mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.009mg | 0.049mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.003mg | 0.013mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.034mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.046mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.022mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +175% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +50% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +67.8% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +33.3% |
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Water
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -64.4% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +85% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +83% |
