First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Kale | Pumpkin |
Nutrient | kale | pumpkin |
Protein | 14g | 8g |
Carbohydrate | 40g | 50g |
Fiber | 0g | 4g |
Fat | 3g | 1g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 1g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 1g | 0g |
Saturated Fat | 0g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | kale | pumpkin |
Choline | 0% | 14% |
Vitamin A | 114% | 454% |
Vitamin C | 503% | 92% |
Vitamin E | 0% | 68% |
Vitamin K | 0% | 11% |
Kale have significantly more Vitamins C than pumpkin. Pumpkin have significantly more Vitamins A, E, K than kale. Kale are a good source of Thiamin, Riboflavin. Kale are a great source of Niacin, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Phosphorus. Kale are an excellent source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Magnesium, Calcium, Iron. Pumpkin are a good source of Thiamin, Niacin, Magnesium, Zinc, Calcium. Pumpkin are a great source of Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Riboflavin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Phosphorus. Pumpkin are an excellent source of Vitamin A, Iron.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | kale | pumpkin |
Vitamin B1 | 29% | 39% |
Vitamin B2 | 25% | 77% |
Vitamin B3 | 47% | 39% |
Vitamin B5 | 7% | 46% |
Vitamin B6 | 90% | 43% |
Vitamin B12 | 0% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | kale | pumpkin |
Sodium | 134% | 1% |
Potasium | 56% | 75% |
Calcium | 189% | 32% |
Magnesium | 116% | 26% |
Phosphorus | 47% | 58% |
Iron | 230% | 103% |
Manganese | 130% | 42% |
Selenium | 14% | 5% |
Copper | 111% | 98% |
Zinc | 18% | 26% |