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Wax gourd vs. Tomatillo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wax gourd and tomatillos different?

  • Tomatillos are higher than wax gourd in manganese, vitamin B3, potassium, copper, and vitamin K.
  • Tomatillos cover your daily need for manganese, 6650% more than wax gourd.
  • Wax gourd contains 107 times more sodium than tomatillos. Wax gourd contains 107mg of sodium, while tomatillos contain 1mg.

Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Tomatillos, raw types were used 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 14% 2.1% 24% 23% 26% 6% 17% 0.13% 19957% 2.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +157.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +168.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5260%
Contains more IronIron +63.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +259.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +129.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +273114.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%

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 39% 2% 7.6% 0% 11% 8.1% 35% 9% 13% 0% 25% 5.3% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +375%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +381.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +260.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +75%
Contains more CholineCholine +55.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wax gourd Tomatillo DV% diff.
Manganese 0.056mg 153mg 6650%
Vitamin B3 0.384mg 1.85mg 9%
Potassium 5mg 268mg 8%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 10.1µg 6%
Copper 0.022mg 0.079mg 6%
Sodium 107mg 1mg 5%
Fiber 1g 1.9g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.035mg 3%
Phosphorus 17mg 39mg 3%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.22mg 3%
Iron 0.38mg 0.62mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.032mg 0.056mg 2%
Magnesium 10mg 20mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.417g 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.38mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.121mg 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.044mg 1%
Folate 4µg 7µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.139g 1%
Calories 14kcal 32kcal 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.5µg 1%
Protein 0.4g 0.96g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Calcium 18mg 7mg 1%
Carbs 3.04g 5.84g 1%
Vitamin C 10.5mg 11.7mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 1.02g 1%
Net carbs 2.04g 3.94g N/A
Sugar 1.18g 3.93g N/A
Choline 4.9mg 7.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.155g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 5.84 g
Water: 91.63 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +140%
Contains more FatsFats +410%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +92.1%
Contains more OtherOther +83.3%
~equal in Water ~91.63g

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
20% 22% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.139 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.155 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.417 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +318.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +373.9%

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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. Tomatillo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168566/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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