Biscuit vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are biscuits and winter melon different?

Biscuits are higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2; however, winter melon is richer in vitamin C.
Daily need coverage for selenium for biscuits is 35% higher.
Biscuits contain 270 times more saturated fat than winter melon. While biscuits contain 4.324g of saturated fat, winter melon contains only 0.016g.

Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe 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.

Biscuit

Winter melon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1136.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1916.7%
Contains more IronIron	+625%
Contains more CopperCopper	+256.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+763.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+551.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+9650%

Contains more ZincZinc	+13%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.9%

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.

Biscuit

Winter melon

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+790%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+181.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+637.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1120%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+6400%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.035mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	19.5µg	0.2µg	35%
Iron	2.9mg	0.4mg	31%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	0.087g	27%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.04mg	26%
Fats	16.3g	0.2g	25%
Calcium	235mg	19mg	22%
Phosphorus	164mg	19mg	21%
Saturated fat	4.324g	0.016g	20%
Sodium	580mg	111mg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	0.037g	17%
Calories	353kcal	13kcal	17%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	0.4mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.11mg	15%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.058mg	14%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	13mg	14%
Folate	61µg	5µg	14%
Carbs	44.6g	3g	14%
Protein	7g	0.4g	13%
Copper	0.082mg	0.023mg	7%
Fiber	1.5g	2.9g	6%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0µg	3%
Potassium	121mg	6mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.133mg	3%
Magnesium	18mg	10mg	2%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.61mg	1%
Cholesterol	3mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	43.1g	0.1g	N/A
Sugar	2.18g		N/A
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.035mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.002mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg		0%
Leucine	0.514mg		0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.009mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.003mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg		0%
Valine	0.313mg		0%
Histidine	0.161mg		0%