Pumpkin vs Watermelon: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Pumpkin has 26 kcal and Watermelon has 30 kcal, so Pumpkin has 13% fewer calories.

Relative to calories, Pumpkin is the better protein source (3.85 g vs 2 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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Cholesterol mg
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Dietary Fiber g
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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.
Watermelon
Serving size:
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one watermelon (2300g)slice (80g)cup, diced (150g)
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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
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Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

Glycemic Index: 75

* 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 Watermelon 100g Compare


per 100gPumpkinWatermelon
Calories26 30
Carbohydrates6.5 g7.6 g
Fat0.1 g0.15 g
Dietary fiber0.5 g0.4 g
Protein1 g0.6 g
Calcium21 mg7 mg
Iron0.8 mg0.24 mg
Magnessium12 mg10 mg
Potassium340 mg112 mg
Sodium1 mg1 mg
Zink0.32 mg0.1 mg
Vitaminium A7384 IU569 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.05 mg0.033 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.6 mg0.178 mg
Vitaminium B50.298 mg0.221 mg
Vitaminium B60.061 mg0.045 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)16 µg3 µg
Vitaminium C9 mg8.1 mg
Vitaminium E1.06 mg0.05 mg
Beta karoten3100 µg303 µg

Less Calories in Pumpkin

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

Pumpkin has 26 kcal per 100g and watermelon 30 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 15%.

In pumpkin and in watermelon most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare pumpkin with watermelon in details.

Pumpkin 100g

26kcal

Calories source

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

Watermelon 100g

30kcal

Calories source

  • 89% CARBS
  • 7% PROTEIN
  • 4% 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.