Pumpkin vs Corn: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Pumpkin has 26 kcal and Corn has 86 kcal, so Pumpkin has 70% fewer calories.

Corn has more protein (2.79 g vs 1 g). Corn has more fiber (2.43 g vs 0.5 g). Corn has more fat (1.63 g vs 0.1 g). Relative to calories, Pumpkin is the better protein source (3.85 g vs 3.24 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Pumpkin - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Pumpkin - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

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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Saturated Fat g
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Calcium mg
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Iron 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.
Corn
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one corn (185g)tablespoon (15g)teaspoon (5g)cup (164g)half cup (82g)small can (140g)medium can (285g)
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Iron mg
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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 vs Corn 100g Compare


per 100gPumpkinCorn
Calories26 86
Carbohydrates6.5 g14.69 g
Fat0.1 g1.63 g
Dietary fiber0.5 g2.43 g
Protein1 g2.79 g
Calcium21 mg0.656 mg
Iron0.8 mg0.388 mg
Magnessium12 mg25.76 mg
Phosphorus44 mg2.513 mg
Potassium340 mg237 mg
Zink0.32 mg2.513 mg
Vitaminium A7384 IU187 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.05 mg0.079 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.11 mg0.138 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.6 mg1.593 mg
Vitaminium B50.298 mg0.717 mg
Vitaminium B60.061 mg0.15 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)16 µg42 µg
Vitaminium C9 mg6.8 mg
Vitaminium E1.06 mg0.07 mg
Vitaminium K1.1 µg0.3 µg
Beta karoten3100 µg16 µg

Less Calories in Pumpkin

At first glance, you can see that in pumpkin is much less calories than in corn.

Pumpkin has 26 kcal per 100g and corn 86 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 231%.

In pumpkin and in corn most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare pumpkin with corn in details.

Pumpkin 100g

26kcal

Calories source

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

Corn 100g

86kcal

Calories source

  • 69% CARBS
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 17% 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.