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Black turtle bean vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are black turtle bean and melon different?

  • Black turtle bean is higher in folate, iron, copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, fiber, manganese, potassium, and magnesium; however, melon is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for black turtle bean is 109% higher.
  • Black turtle bean contains 88 times more phosphorus than melon. While black turtle bean contains 440mg of phosphorus, melon contains only 5mg.
  • Black turtle bean has a lower glycemic index (20) than melon (62).

Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, raw and Melons, casaba, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 114% 48% 132% 326% 333% 60% 189% 1.2% 130% 17%
Melon
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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 +1354.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1354.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +724.2%
Contains more IronIron +2458.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1566.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +3042.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +8700%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2757.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +700%
~equal in Sodium ~9mg

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 0% 0% 4.2% 0% 225% 45% 37% 54% 66% 0% 14% 333% 0%
Melon
Melon
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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 EVitamin E +320%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +522.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +742.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +970.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +124%
Contains more FolateFolate +5450%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black turtle bean Melon DV% diff.
Folate 444µg 8µg 109%
Iron 8.7mg 0.34mg 105%
Copper 1mg 0.06mg 104%
Vitamin B1 0.9mg 0.015mg 74%
Phosphorus 440mg 5mg 62%
Fiber 15.5g 0.9g 58%
Manganese 1mg 0.035mg 42%
Protein 21.25g 1.11g 40%
Potassium 1500mg 182mg 39%
Magnesium 160mg 11mg 35%
Vitamin C 0mg 21.8mg 24%
Carbs 63.25g 6.58g 19%
Zinc 2.2mg 0.07mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.899mg 0.084mg 16%
Calories 339kcal 28kcal 16%
Calcium 160mg 11mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.193mg 0.031mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.955mg 0.232mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.286mg 0.163mg 9%
Selenium 3.2µg 0.4µg 5%
Vitamin K 5.6µg 2.5µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.387g 0.039g 2%
Saturated fat 0.232g 0.025g 1%
Fats 0.9g 0.1g 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.05mg 1%
Net carbs 47.75g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 2.12g 5.69g N/A
Sodium 9mg 9mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.078g 0.002g 0%
Tryptophan 0.252mg 0%
Threonine 0.894mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.697mg 0%
Lysine 1.459mg 0%
Methionine 0.32mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.149mg 0%
Valine 1.112mg 0%
Histidine 0.592mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 63% 11% 4%
Protein: 21.25 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 63.25 g
Water: 11 g
Other: 3.6 g
Melon
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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 +1814.4%
Contains more FatsFats +800%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +861.2%
Contains more OtherOther +900%
Contains more WaterWater +735%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 11% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.232 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.078 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.387 g
Melon
Melon
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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 +3800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +892.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.2%

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. Black turtle bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175186/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.