Wax gourd vs. Yautia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between wax gourd and yautia

Wax gourd has more vitamin C; however, yautia is higher in copper, potassium, vitamin B6, iron, manganese, and vitamin B1.
Yautia covers your daily copper needs 26% more than wax gourd.
Yautia contains 2 times less vitamin C than wax gourd. Wax gourd contains 10.5mg of vitamin C, while yautia contains 5.2mg.

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

Wax gourd

Yautia

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+140%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+11860%
Contains more IronIron	+157.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1068.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+200%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.4%
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.

Wax gourd

Yautia

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+101.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+185.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+3900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+73.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+640.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+325%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.022mg	0.257mg	26%
Potassium	5mg	598mg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.032mg	0.237mg	16%
Iron	0.38mg	0.98mg	8%
Carbs	3.04g	23.63g	7%
Vitamin C	10.5mg	5.2mg	6%
Manganese	0.056mg	0.186mg	6%
Phosphorus	17mg	51mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.034mg	0.097mg	5%
Calories	14kcal	98kcal	4%
Sodium	107mg	21mg	4%
Magnesium	10mg	24mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.001mg	0.04mg	3%
Folate	4µg	17µg	3%
Protein	0.4g	1.46g	2%
Fiber	1g	1.5g	2%
Vitamin B3	0.384mg	0.667mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.121mg	0.209mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.8µg		2%
Calcium	18mg	9mg	1%
Zinc	0.59mg	0.5mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.08mg		1%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.7µg	1%
Choline	4.9mg		1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.088g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.9g	1.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	350kcal	671kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	714g	102g	N/A
Fats	0.2g	0.4g	0%
Net carbs	2.04g	22.13g	N/A
Sugar	1.18g		N/A
Saturated fat	0.016g	0.082g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.037g		0%
Tryptophan	0.002mg		0%
Lysine	0.009mg		0%
Methionine	0.003mg		0%