Potato vs Pumpkin: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Potato has 77 kcal and Pumpkin has 26 kcal, so Pumpkin has 66% fewer calories.

Potato has more protein (2.05 g vs 1 g). Potato has more fiber (2.1 g vs 0.5 g). Potato has more carbohydrates (17.5 g vs 6.5 g). Relative to calories, Pumpkin is the better protein source (3.85 g vs 2.66 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Potato - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Potato - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Potato
Serving size:
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one potato (90g)cup, sliced (130g)
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
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Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Pumpkin
Serving size:
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one pumpkin (850g)cup, mashed (245g)cup, cubes (140g)
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Total Fat g
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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Potato vs Pumpkin 100g Compare


per 100gPotatoPumpkin
Calories77 26
Carbohydrates17.49 g6.5 g
Fat0.09 g0.1 g
Dietary fiber2.1 g0.5 g
Protein2.05 g1 g
Calcium12 mg21 mg
Iron0.81 mg0.8 mg
Magnessium23 mg12 mg
Potassium425 mg340 mg
Sodium6 mg1 mg
Vitaminium A2 IU7384 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.081 mg0.05 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.032 mg0.11 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1.061 mg0.6 mg
Vitaminium B50.279 mg0.298 mg
Vitaminium B60.298 mg0.061 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.015 µg16 µg
Vitaminium C19.7 mg9 mg
Vitaminium E0.01 mg1.06 mg
Vitaminium K0.002 µg1.1 µg
Beta karoten4 µg3100 µg

More Calories in Potato

At first glance, you can see that in potato is much more calories than in pumpkin.

Potato has 77 kcal per 100g and pumpkin 26 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 196%.

In potato and in pumpkin most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare potato with pumpkin in details.

Potato 100g

77kcal

Calories source

  • 89% CARBS.
  • 10% PROTEIN
  • 1% FAT

Pumpkin 100g

26kcal

Calories source

  • 84% CARBS
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 3% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.