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Apricot vs. Cantaloupe — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between apricots and cantaloupe

  • Apricots have more vitamin E; however, cantaloupe is richer in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Cantaloupe's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 42% more.
  • Apricots contain 18 times more vitamin E than cantaloupe. Apricots contain 0.89mg of vitamin E, while cantaloupe contains 0.05mg.
  • Cantaloupe has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cantaloupe is 65, while the glycemic index of apricots is 34.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Apricots, raw and Melons, cantaloupe, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.7% 24% 7.9% 14% 4.9% 6.4% 2.1% 5.3% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44.4%
Contains more IronIron +85.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +90.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +87.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
~equal in Potassium ~267mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.18mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 122% 56% 1% 0% 10% 4.4% 14% 6.3% 17% 0% 6.3% 16% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1680%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +128.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +32%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +267%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +76%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +171.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Apricot Cantaloupe DV% diff.
Vitamin C 10mg 36.7mg 30%
Vitamin A 96µg 169µg 8%
Vitamin E 0.89mg 0.05mg 6%
Copper 0.078mg 0.041mg 4%
Fiber 2g 0.9g 4%
Folate 9µg 21µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.105mg 3%
Manganese 0.077mg 0.041mg 2%
Iron 0.39mg 0.21mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.019mg 2%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.4µg 1%
Protein 1.4g 0.84g 1%
Calories 48kcal 34kcal 1%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.072mg 1%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 2.5µg 1%
Choline 2.8mg 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 0.734mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.041mg 1%
Sodium 1mg 16mg 1%
Carbs 11.12g 8.16g 1%
Phosphorus 23mg 15mg 1%
Fructose 0.94g 1.87g 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.19g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 7.26g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 12mg 0%
Calcium 13mg 9mg 0%
Potassium 259mg 267mg 0%
Sugar 9.24g 7.86g N/A
Zinc 0.2mg 0.18mg 0%
Starch 0.03g 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.051g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.17g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.077g 0.081g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.017mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.023mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.033mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
8% 90%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.15 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +66.7%
Contains more FatsFats +105.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.3%
Contains more OtherOther +12.1%
~equal in Water ~90.15g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 62% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.17 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5566.7%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.081g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 26% 10%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.87 g
Glucose: 2.37 g
Fructose: 0.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
55% 20% 24%
Starch: 0.03 g
Sucrose: 4.35 g
Glucose: 1.54 g
Fructose: 1.87 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.04 g
Galactose: 0.06 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +34.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +53.9%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +50%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +98.9%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/nutrients
  2. Cantaloupe - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169092/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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