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Arrowroot vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between arrowroot and watermelon

  • Arrowroot has more folate, iron, vitamin B6, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and copper; however, watermelon is higher in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Arrowroot covers your daily need for folate, 84% more than watermelon.
  • Arrowroot has 10 times more vitamin B3 than watermelon. While arrowroot has 1.693mg of vitamin B3, watermelon has only 0.178mg.
  • The glycemic index of watermelon is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Arrowroot, raw and Watermelon, 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 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +305.4%
Contains more IronIron +825%
Contains more CopperCopper +188.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +530%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +790.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +357.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%

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 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 0%
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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +181%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +851.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +491.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +11166.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +326.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2700%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arrowroot Watermelon DV% diff.
Folate 338µg 3µg 84%
Iron 2.22mg 0.24mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.266mg 0.045mg 17%
Phosphorus 98mg 11mg 12%
Potassium 454mg 112mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.033mg 9%
Copper 0.121mg 0.042mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.693mg 0.178mg 9%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 8.1mg 7%
Protein 4.24g 0.61g 7%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.038mg 6%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.1mg 5%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Fiber 1.3g 0.4g 4%
Magnesium 25mg 10mg 4%
Vitamin A 1µg 28µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.021mg 3%
Carbs 13.39g 7.55g 2%
Calories 65kcal 30kcal 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.221mg 1%
Choline 4.1mg 1%
Sodium 26mg 1mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 12.09g 7.15g N/A
Calcium 6mg 7mg 0%
Sugar 6.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +595.1%
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +77.4%
Contains more OtherOther +491.7%
Contains more WaterWater +13.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +84%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +825%

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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. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/nutrients
  2. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.