Wax gourd vs. Spirulina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between wax gourd and spirulina
- Wax gourd has more vitamin C; however, spirulina is richer in copper, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, manganese, and vitamin B3.
- Spirulina covers your daily copper needs 64% more than wax gourd.
- Spirulina has 12 times less vitamin C than wax gourd. Wax gourd has 10.5mg of vitamin C, while spirulina has 0.9mg.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Seaweed, spirulina, 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +50% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +195% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +54.5% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +90% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +2440% |
| Contains more IronIron | +634.2% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +2613.6% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +232.1% |
| 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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +1066.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +12% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +512.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +552.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +34100% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +211.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +168.6% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +125% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +32.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Copper | 0.022mg | 0.597mg | 64% |
| Iron | 0.38mg | 2.79mg | 30% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.001mg | 0.342mg | 26% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.034mg | 0.222mg | 16% |
| Protein | 0.4g | 5.92g | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 10.5mg | 0.9mg | 11% |
| Manganese | 0.056mg | 0.186mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.384mg | 1.196mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.121mg | 0.325mg | 4% |
| Zinc | 0.59mg | 0.2mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 5mg | 127mg | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.08mg | 0.49mg | 3% |
| Magnesium | 10mg | 19mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 0.4g | 2% |
| Folate | 4µg | 9µg | 1% |
| Saturated fat | 0.016g | 0.135g | 1% |
| Selenium | 0.2µg | 0.7µg | 1% |
| Calories | 14kcal | 26kcal | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 17mg | 11mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 12mg | 1% |
| Fats | 0.2g | 0.39g | 0% |
| Carbs | 3.04g | 2.42g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 2.04g | 2.02g | N/A |
| Sugar | 1.18g | 0.3g | N/A |
| Sodium | 107mg | 98mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 3µg | 0% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.032mg | 0.034mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 2.8µg | 2.5µg | 0% |
| Choline | 4.9mg | 6.5mg | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.037g | 0.034g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.088g | 0.106g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.002mg | 0.096mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.306mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.331mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.509mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.009mg | 0.312mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.003mg | 0.118mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.286mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.362mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.112mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +25.6% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +1380% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +95% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +100% |
~equal in
Water
~90.67g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -88.1% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +20.5% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~0.034g
