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Wax gourd vs. Portobello — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wax gourd and portobello?

  • Wax gourd is higher in vitamin C, yet portobello is higher in copper, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B6, and choline.
  • Portobello's daily need coverage for copper is 41% more.

We used Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Mushrooms, portabella, grilled 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 9.3% 0.9% 39% 15% 130% 18% 58% 1.4% 8.7% 119%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8640%
Contains more CopperCopper +1668.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +10.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +694.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +10850%
~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 0% 0% 0% 4.5% 18% 93% 117% 76% 28% 0% 0% 14% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +111.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +40200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1528.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +943%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +281.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +375%
Contains more CholineCholine +569.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wax gourd Portobello DV% diff.
Copper 0.022mg 0.389mg 41%
Selenium 0.2µg 21.9µg 39%
Vitamin B3 0.384mg 6.255mg 37%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.403mg 31%
Vitamin B5 0.121mg 1.262mg 23%
Phosphorus 17mg 135mg 17%
Potassium 5mg 437mg 13%
Vitamin C 10.5mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.032mg 0.122mg 7%
Protein 0.4g 3.28g 6%
Fiber 1g 2.2g 5%
Choline 4.9mg 32.8mg 5%
Folate 4µg 19µg 4%
Sodium 107mg 11mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.072mg 3%
Calcium 18mg 3mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 0IU 14IU 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.3µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.232g 1%
Calories 14kcal 29kcal 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.58g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.65mg 1%
Magnesium 10mg 13mg 1%
Carbs 3.04g 4.44g 0%
Net carbs 2.04g 2.24g N/A
Iron 0.38mg 0.4mg 0%
Sugar 1.18g 2.26g N/A
Starch 0.43g 0%
Manganese 0.056mg 0.067mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.064g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.009g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.125mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.09mg 0%
Leucine 0.15mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.11mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.035mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.1mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 0%
Histidine 0.065mg 0%
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.232g N/A

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
3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.28 g
Fats: 0.58 g
Carbs: 4.44 g
Water: 90.66 g
Other: 1.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +720%
Contains more FatsFats +190%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.1%
Contains more OtherOther +246.7%
~equal in Water ~90.66g

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
21% 3% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.232 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +311.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +163.6%

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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. Portobello - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169243/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.