Pumpkin vs. Tomatillo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pumpkins and tomatillos?

Pumpkins are higher in vitamin A, yet tomatillos are higher in manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin C, and vitamin K.
Tomatillos' daily need coverage for manganese is 6648% more.
Pumpkins have 50 times more vitamin A than tomatillos. While pumpkins have 5755 IU of vitamin A, tomatillos have only 114 IU.
The amount of sugar in pumpkins is lower.

We used Pumpkin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Tomatillos, raw 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.

Pumpkin

Tomatillo

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+114.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+122.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+171810.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+150%

~equal in Iron ~0.62mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.22mg

~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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.

Pumpkin

Tomatillo

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+122.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+34%
Contains more FolateFolate	+28.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+148.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+41.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+347.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+27.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1162.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.089mg	153mg	6648%
Vitamin A	288µg	6µg	31%
Vitamin B3	0.413mg	1.85mg	9%
Vitamin C	4.7mg	11.7mg	8%
Vitamin K	0.8µg	10.1µg	8%
Magnesium	9mg	20mg	3%
Fiber	1.1g	1.9g	3%
Vitamin E	0.8mg	0.38mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.078mg	0.035mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.004g	0.417g	3%
Calories	20kcal	32kcal	1%
Fats	0.07g	1.02g	1%
Calcium	15mg	7mg	1%
Potassium	230mg	268mg	1%
Iron	0.57mg	0.62mg	1%
Copper	0.091mg	0.079mg	1%
Phosphorus	30mg	39mg	1%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.5µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.031mg	0.044mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.201mg	0.15mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.044mg	0.056mg	1%
Folate	9µg	7µg	1%
Protein	0.72g	0.96g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	3.6g	3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	278kcal	333kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	500g	313g	N/A
Net carbs	3.8g	3.94g	N/A
Carbs	4.9g	5.84g	0%
Sugar	2.08g	3.93g	N/A
Zinc	0.23mg	0.22mg	0%
Sodium	1mg	1mg	0%
Choline	6.2mg	7.6mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.037g	0.139g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.009g	0.155g	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%