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Beans vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beans and winter melon

  • Beans have more copper, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B1, potassium, selenium, vitamin B6, zinc, and magnesium; however, winter melon has more vitamin C.
  • Beans' daily need coverage for copper is 20% more.
  • Beans have 49 times more potassium than winter melon. Beans have 296mg of potassium, while winter melon has 6mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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.
Beans
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +220%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +163.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4833.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +795.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +129.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +447.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2150%
Contains more IronIron +37.9%

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.
Beans
7
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 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +275%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +271.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +380%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +319.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.4mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Winter melon DV% diff.
Copper 0.206mg 0.023mg 20%
Phosphorus 104mg 19mg 12%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 13mg 11%
Fiber 5.5g 2.9g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.04mg 9%
Protein 4.8g 0.4g 9%
Potassium 296mg 6mg 9%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.2µg 8%
Zinc 1.4mg 0.61mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.035mg 7%
Choline 30.8mg 6%
Carbs 20.49g 3g 6%
Sodium 1mg 111mg 5%
Calories 105kcal 13kcal 5%
Folate 24µg 5µg 5%
Magnesium 32mg 10mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.11mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 3%
Calcium 50mg 19mg 3%
Manganese 0.058mg 3%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 0.087g 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Iron 0.29mg 0.4mg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 14.99g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 7.78g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.103g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
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5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1100%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +583%
Contains more OtherOther +470%
Contains more WaterWater +32.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
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33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +97.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.5%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.037g

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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. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/nutrients
  2. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.