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Winter squash vs. Pumpkin flowers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between winter squash and pumpkin flowers

  • Winter squash has more vitamin A; however, pumpkin flowers are richer in vitamin C and folate.
  • Winter squash covers your daily vitamin A needs 66% more than pumpkin flowers.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Squash, winter, all varieties, cooked, baked, without salt and Pumpkin flowers, 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.
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 17% 12% 15% 26% 0% 0% 21% 0.65% 0% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +84.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +77.3%
Contains more IronIron +59.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +157.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%

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 93% 32% 0% 0% 11% 17% 13% 0% 0% 0% 0% 44% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +169.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +191.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +162.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +195%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter squash Pumpkin flowers DV% diff.
Vitamin C 9.6mg 28mg 20%
Vitamin A 261µg 97µg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 12%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Folate 20µg 59µg 10%
Copper 0.082mg 9%
Manganese 0.187mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.234mg 5%
Phosphorus 19mg 49mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Iron 0.44mg 0.7mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 24mg 3%
Potassium 241mg 173mg 2%
Calcium 22mg 39mg 2%
Zinc 0.22mg 2%
Carbs 8.85g 3.28g 2%
Choline 10.6mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.016mg 0.042mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.495mg 0.69mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.147g 0.004g 1%
Calories 37kcal 15kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.067mg 0.075mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Protein 0.89g 1.03g 0%
Fats 0.35g 0.07g 0%
Net carbs 6.05g 3.28g N/A
Sugar 3.3g N/A
Sodium 1mg 5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.072g 0.036g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.009g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.035mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.035mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 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
3% 95%
Protein: 1.03 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 3.28 g
Water: 95.15 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more FatsFats +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +169.8%
Contains more OtherOther +48.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.7%
~equal in Water ~95.15g

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
73% 18% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +188.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3575%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%

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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. Pumpkin flowers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169270/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.