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.
Pumpkin | Potato |
Nutrient | pumpkin | potato |
Protein | 8g | 5g |
Carbohydrate | 50g | 45g |
Fiber | 4g | 6g |
Fat | 1g | 0g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 0g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 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 | pumpkin | potato |
Choline | 14% | 7% |
Vitamin A | 454% | 0% |
Vitamin C | 92% | 68% |
Vitamin E | 68% | 0% |
Vitamin K | 11% | 6% |
Pumpkin have significantly more Vitamins A, E, C than potato. 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. Potato are a good source of Thiamin, Niacin, Potassium, Phosphorus, Iron. Potato are a great source of Vitamin C, Vitamin B6.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | pumpkin | potato |
Vitamin B1 | 39% | 21% |
Vitamin B2 | 77% | 8% |
Vitamin B3 | 39% | 23% |
Vitamin B5 | 46% | 15% |
Vitamin B6 | 43% | 70% |
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 | pumpkin | potato |
Sodium | 1% | 1% |
Potasium | 75% | 31% |
Calcium | 32% | 6% |
Magnesium | 26% | 17% |
Phosphorus | 58% | 26% |
Iron | 103% | 34% |
Manganese | 42% | 17% |
Selenium | 5% | 2% |
Copper | 98% | 28% |
Zinc | 26% | 8% |