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Winter squash vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between winter squash and pimiento?

  • Winter squash is higher in vitamin A, yet pimiento is higher in vitamin C and iron.
  • Pimiento's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 84% more.
  • Winter squash has 2 times more magnesium than pimiento. While winter squash has 13mg of magnesium, pimiento has only 6mg.
  • The glycemic index of winter squash is lower.

We used Squash, winter, all varieties, cooked, baked, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 6.6% 21% 17% 27% 6% 8.1% 0.13% 24% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +52.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +67.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +15.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +103.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more IronIron +281.8%

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 32% 87% 2.4% 0% 4% 15% 9.3% 14% 37% 0% 11% 15% 5.8%
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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +96.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2240%
Contains more FolateFolate +233.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +68.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +784.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +475%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +88.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.017mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter squash Pimiento DV% diff.
Vitamin C 9.6mg 84.9mg 84%
Iron 0.44mg 1.68mg 16%
Vitamin A 261µg 133µg 14%
Folate 20µg 6µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.215mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.234mg 0.01mg 4%
Fiber 2.8g 1.9g 4%
Copper 0.082mg 0.049mg 4%
Manganese 0.187mg 0.092mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.69mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 8.3µg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 6mg 2%
Calcium 22mg 6mg 2%
Potassium 241mg 158mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.495mg 0.615mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.067mg 0.06mg 1%
Calories 37kcal 23kcal 1%
Sodium 1mg 14mg 1%
Choline 10.6mg 6.3mg 1%
Carbs 8.85g 5.1g 1%
Protein 0.89g 1.1g 0%
Fats 0.35g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 6.05g 3.2g N/A
Sugar 3.3g 2.71g N/A
Zinc 0.22mg 0.19mg 0%
Phosphorus 19mg 17mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.016mg 0.017mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.072g 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.02g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.147g 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.035mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.035mg 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 89%
Protein: 0.89 g
Fats: 0.35 g
Carbs: 8.85 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 0.7 g
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +16.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +73.5%
Contains more OtherOther +75%
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.6%
~equal in Water ~93.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.072 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.147 g
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +30%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37.5%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.161g

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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. Winter squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170490/nutrients
  2. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.