Chayote vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chayote and vegetable

Chayote has more folate; however, vegetable is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, manganese, vitamin B2, and iron.
Vegetable covers your daily need for vitamin A, 86% more than chayote.
Chayote has 5 times more folate than vegetable. While chayote has 93µg of folate, vegetable has only 19µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chayote, fruit, raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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.

Chayote

Vegetable

Contains more CopperCopper	+48.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+51%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+83.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+47.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.2%
Contains more IronIron	+141.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+183.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+50%

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.

Chayote

Vegetable

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+140.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+64.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+389.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+184%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+313.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+81.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+473.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.074mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	0µg	214µg	24%
Folate	93µg	19µg	19%
Vitamin K	4.1µg	23.5µg	16%
Fiber	1.7g	4.4g	11%
Manganese	0.189mg	0.379mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.029mg	0.12mg	7%
Iron	0.34mg	0.82mg	6%
Vitamin C	7.7mg	3.2mg	5%
Phosphorus	18mg	51mg	5%
Protein	0.82g	2.86g	4%
Copper	0.123mg	0.083mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.025mg	0.071mg	4%
Carbs	4.51g	13.09g	3%
Choline	9.2mg	24.1mg	3%
Calories	19kcal	65kcal	2%
Magnesium	12mg	22mg	2%
Zinc	0.74mg	0.49mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.38mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.47mg	0.851mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.249mg	0.151mg	2%
Calcium	17mg	25mg	1%
Potassium	125mg	169mg	1%
Sodium	2mg	35mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.3g	4.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	232kcal	227kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	526g	154g	N/A
Fats	0.13g	0.15g	0%
Net carbs	2.81g	8.69g	N/A
Sugar	1.66g	3.12g	N/A
Selenium	0.2µg	0.3µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.076mg	0.074mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.028g	0.031g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.01g	0.01g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.057g	0.072g	0%
Tryptophan	0.011mg	0.029mg	0%
Threonine	0.04mg	0.115mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.044mg	0.139mg	0%
Leucine	0.077mg	0.19mg	0%
Lysine	0.039mg	0.17mg	0%
Methionine	0.001mg	0.034mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.047mg	0.12mg	0%
Valine	0.063mg	0.149mg	0%
Histidine	0.015mg	0.073mg	0%