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Black turtle bean vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are black turtle bean and winter melon different?

  • Black turtle bean has more folate, copper, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, fiber, potassium, manganese, magnesium, and vitamin B6 than winter melon.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for black turtle bean is 110% higher.
  • Black turtle bean contains 250 times more potassium than winter melon. While black turtle bean contains 1500mg of potassium, winter melon contains only 6mg.

Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, raw and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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%
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 +1500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +742.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24900%
Contains more IronIron +2075%
Contains more CopperCopper +4247.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +260.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2215.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1624.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1500%

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%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +388.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +575.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +717.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +8780%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black turtle bean Winter melon DV% diff.
Folate 444µg 5µg 110%
Copper 1mg 0.023mg 109%
Iron 8.7mg 0.4mg 104%
Vitamin B1 0.9mg 0.04mg 72%
Phosphorus 440mg 19mg 60%
Fiber 15.5g 2.9g 50%
Potassium 1500mg 6mg 44%
Protein 21.25g 0.4g 42%
Manganese 1mg 0.058mg 41%
Magnesium 160mg 10mg 36%
Carbs 63.25g 3g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.286mg 0.035mg 19%
Calories 339kcal 13kcal 16%
Vitamin B5 0.899mg 0.133mg 15%
Zinc 2.2mg 0.61mg 14%
Calcium 160mg 19mg 14%
Vitamin C 0mg 13mg 14%
Vitamin B3 1.955mg 0.4mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.193mg 0.11mg 6%
Vitamin K 5.6µg 5%
Selenium 3.2µg 0.2µg 5%
Sodium 9mg 111mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.387g 0.087g 2%
Saturated fat 0.232g 0.016g 1%
Fats 0.9g 0.2g 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Net carbs 47.75g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 2.12g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.078g 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.252mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.894mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.697mg 0%
Lysine 1.459mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.32mg 0.003mg 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
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +5212.5%
Contains more FatsFats +350%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2008.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1100%
Contains more WaterWater +773.6%

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
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 Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +110.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +344.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.1%

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. 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.