Pumpkin vs. Arrowroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pumpkins and arrowroot

Pumpkins have more vitamin A; however, arrowroot is richer in folate, iron, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B1, protein, vitamin B3, and potassium.
Arrowroot covers your daily folate needs 82% more than pumpkins.
Arrowroot has 288 times less vitamin A than pumpkins. Pumpkins have 288µg of vitamin A, while arrowroot has 1µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pumpkin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Arrowroot, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pumpkin

Arrowroot

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+150%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+177.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+97.4%
Contains more IronIron	+289.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+33%
Contains more ZincZinc	+173.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+226.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+95.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+250%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pumpkin

Arrowroot

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+147.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+28700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+32.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+361.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+309.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+45.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+504.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3655.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	9µg	338µg	82%
Vitamin A	288µg	1µg	32%
Iron	0.57mg	2.22mg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.044mg	0.266mg	17%
Phosphorus	30mg	98mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.031mg	0.143mg	9%
Vitamin B3	0.413mg	1.693mg	8%
Protein	0.72g	4.24g	7%
Potassium	230mg	454mg	7%
Vitamin E	0.8mg		5%
Magnesium	9mg	25mg	4%
Zinc	0.23mg	0.63mg	4%
Manganese	0.089mg	0.174mg	4%
Vitamin C	4.7mg	1.9mg	3%
Carbs	4.9g	13.39g	3%
Copper	0.091mg	0.121mg	3%
Calories	20kcal	65kcal	2%
Vitamin B5	0.201mg	0.292mg	2%
Calcium	15mg	6mg	1%
Fiber	1.1g	1.3g	1%
Sodium	1mg	26mg	1%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.7µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.078mg	0.059mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.8µg		1%
Choline	6.2mg		1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.004g	0.092g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.6g	6.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	278kcal	153kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	500g	154g	N/A
Fats	0.07g	0.2g	0%
Net carbs	3.8g	12.09g	N/A
Sugar	2.08g		N/A
Saturated fat	0.037g	0.039g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.009g	0.004g	0%
Tryptophan	0.009mg		0%
Threonine	0.021mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.023mg		0%
Leucine	0.034mg		0%
Lysine	0.039mg		0%
Methionine	0.008mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.023mg		0%
Valine	0.025mg		0%
Histidine	0.011mg		0%