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Pumpkin vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pumpkins and taro

  • Pumpkins have more vitamin A, while taro has more vitamin B6, manganese, fiber, potassium, vitamin E, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B1.
  • Pumpkins' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 114% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Pumpkin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Taro, 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 6.4% 4.5% 20% 21% 30% 6.3% 13% 0.13% 12% 1.1%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 13% 52% 21% 57% 6.3% 36% 1.4% 50% 3.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +266.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +186.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +157%
Contains more CopperCopper +89%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +180%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +330.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
~equal in Iron ~0.55mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.23mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 16% 0% 96% 16% 7.8% 18% 7.7% 12% 10% 0% 2% 6.8%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 15% 0% 1.3% 48% 24% 5.8% 11% 18% 65% 0% 2.5% 17%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +212%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +197.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +206.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +45.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +50.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +543.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +25%
Contains more FolateFolate +144.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~4.5mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin A 288µg 4µg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.283mg 18%
Manganese 0.089mg 0.383mg 13%
Fiber 1.1g 4.1g 12%
Potassium 230mg 591mg 11%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 2.38mg 11%
Copper 0.091mg 0.172mg 9%
Phosphorus 30mg 84mg 8%
Carbs 4.9g 26.46g 7%
Magnesium 9mg 33mg 6%
Calories 20kcal 112kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.095mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.078mg 0.025mg 4%
Calcium 15mg 43mg 3%
Folate 9µg 22µg 3%
Protein 0.72g 1.5g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0.303mg 2%
Choline 6.2mg 17.3mg 2%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.413mg 0.6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.004g 0.083g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.6g 1.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 278kcal 747kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 500g 89g N/A
Fats 0.07g 0.2g 0%
Vitamin C 4.7mg 4.5mg 0%
Net carbs 3.8g 22.36g N/A
Iron 0.57mg 0.55mg 0%
Sugar 2.08g 0.4g N/A
Zinc 0.23mg 0.23mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.021mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.023mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.023mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 4.9 g
Water: 93.69 g
Other: 0.62 g
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26% 71%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 26.46 g
Water: 70.64 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more WaterWater +32.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +108.3%
Contains more FatsFats +185.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +440%
Contains more OtherOther +93.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
74% 18% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 g
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29% 11% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -9.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +77.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1975%

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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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168449/nutrients
  2. Taro - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169308/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.