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Artichoke vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between artichoke and melon

  • Artichoke has more copper, fiber, folate, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, vitamin K, manganese, and potassium; however, melon is richer in vitamin C.
  • Artichoke covers your daily copper needs 19% more than melon.
  • Melon has 18 times less phosphorus than artichoke. Artichoke has 90mg of phosphorus, while melon has 5mg.
  • Melon has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of melon is 62, while the glycemic index of artichoke is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Artichokes, (globe or french), raw and Melons, casaba, 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 43% 13% 33% 48% 77% 13% 39% 12% 33% 1.1%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 16% 13% 20% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 4.6% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +445.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +103.3%
Contains more IronIron +276.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +285%
Contains more ZincZinc +600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1700%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +631.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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 39% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 18% 15% 20% 20% 27% 0% 37% 51% 19%
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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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +280%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +380%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +112.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +350.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +302.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +492%
Contains more FolateFolate +750%
Contains more CholineCholine +352.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +86.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Artichoke Melon DV% diff.
Copper 0.231mg 0.06mg 19%
Fiber 5.4g 0.9g 18%
Folate 68µg 8µg 15%
Magnesium 60mg 11mg 12%
Iron 1.28mg 0.34mg 12%
Phosphorus 90mg 5mg 12%
Vitamin C 11.7mg 21.8mg 11%
Vitamin K 14.8µg 2.5µg 10%
Manganese 0.256mg 0.035mg 10%
Potassium 370mg 182mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.084mg 5%
Choline 34.4mg 7.6mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.015mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.046mg 0.232mg 5%
Sodium 94mg 9mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.116mg 0.163mg 4%
Protein 3.27g 1.11g 4%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.07mg 4%
Calcium 44mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.031mg 3%
Calories 47kcal 28kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.05mg 1%
Carbs 10.51g 6.58g 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 5.11g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 0.99g 5.69g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.036g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.064g 0.039g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 11% 85%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 10.51 g
Water: 84.94 g
Other: 1.13 g
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7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +194.6%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +59.7%
Contains more OtherOther +213.9%
~equal in Water ~91.85g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 5% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.064 g
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38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +64.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.6%

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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. Artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169205/nutrients
  2. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/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.