Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cherry tomato
versus
pumpkin puree
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in cherry tomato and pumpkin puree:
Pumpkin puree and cherry tomato contain similar amounts of calories - pumpkin puree has 34 calories per 100 grams and cherry tomato has 16 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, cherry tomato is heavier in protein, lighter in carbs and similar to pumpkin puree for fat. Cherry tomato has a macronutrient ratio of 24:67:9 and for pumpkin puree, 11:82:7 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Cherry Tomato | Pumpkin Puree | |
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Protein | 24% | 11% |
Carbohydrates | 67% | 82% |
Fat | 9% | 7% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Pumpkin puree and cherry tomato contain similar amounts of carbs - pumpkin puree has 8.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and cherry tomato has 3.2g of carbohydrates.
Pumpkin puree is a great source of dietary fiber and it has 222% more dietary fiber than cherry tomato - pumpkin puree has 2.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and cherry tomato has 0.9g of dietary fiber.
Cherry tomato has less sugar than pumpkin puree - pumpkin puree has 3.3g of sugar per 100 grams and cherry tomato does not contain significant amounts.
Pumpkin puree and cherry tomato contain similar amounts of protein - pumpkin puree has 1.1g of protein per 100 grams and cherry tomato has 1.2g of protein.
Both pumpkin puree and cherry tomato are low in saturated fat - pumpkin puree has 0.15g of saturated fat per 100 grams and cherry tomato has 0.03g of saturated fat.
Cherry tomato is a great source of Vitamin C and it has 281% more Vitamin C than pumpkin puree - pumpkin puree has 4.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and cherry tomato has 16mg of Vitamin C.
Pumpkin puree is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 937% more Vitamin A than cherry tomato - pumpkin puree has 778ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and cherry tomato has 75ug of Vitamin A.
Pumpkin puree has more Vitamin E than cherry tomato - pumpkin puree has 1.1mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and cherry tomato does not contain significant amounts.
Pumpkin puree has more Vitamin K than cherry tomato - pumpkin puree has 16ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and cherry tomato does not contain significant amounts.
Cherry tomato has more folate. Both cherry tomato and pumpkin puree contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
Cherry Tomato | Pumpkin Puree | |
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Thiamin | 0.046 MG | 0.024 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.034 MG | 0.054 MG |
Niacin | 0.593 MG | 0.367 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.186 MG | 0.4 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.06 MG | 0.056 MG |
Folate | 29 UG | 12 UG |
Pumpkin puree has 420% more calcium than cherry tomato - pumpkin puree has 26mg of calcium per 100 grams and cherry tomato has 5mg of calcium.
Pumpkin puree has 196% more iron than cherry tomato - pumpkin puree has 1.4mg of iron per 100 grams and cherry tomato has 0.47mg of iron.
Both pumpkin puree and cherry tomato are high in potassium. Pumpkin puree is very similar to pumpkin puree for potassium - pumpkin puree has 206mg of potassium per 100 grams and cherry tomato has 212mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, both cherry tomato and pumpkin puree contain small amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Cherry Tomato | Pumpkin Puree | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.003 G | 0.008 G |
Total | 0.003 G | 0.008 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, cherry tomato has more linoleic acid than pumpkin puree per 100 grams.
Cherry Tomato | Pumpkin Puree | |
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linoleic acid | 0.073 G | 0.007 G |
Total | 0.073 G | 0.007 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Cherry Tomato (Tomatoes, orange, raw) and Pumpkin Puree (Pumpkin, canned, without salt) .
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