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Bitter melon vs. Celtuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between bitter melon and celtuce?

  • Bitter melon is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, folate, iron, copper, magnesium, vitamin B1, and phosphorus, yet celtuce is higher in vitamin A.
  • Bitter melon's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 76% more.
  • Bitter melon has 16 times more vitamin B6 than celtuce. While bitter melon has 0.803mg of vitamin B6, celtuce has only 0.05mg.

We used Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), leafy tips, raw and Celtuce, raw types 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 61% 25% 54% 77% 67% 8.2% 42% 1.4% 70% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 12% 29% 21% 13% 7.4% 17% 1.4% 90% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +203.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +115.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +84.2%
Contains more IronIron +270.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +402.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +153.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +28.4%
~equal in Zinc ~0.27mg
~equal in Sodium ~11mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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 293% 29% 0% 0% 45% 84% 21% 3.8% 185% 0% 0% 96% 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 65% 58% 0% 0% 14% 16% 10% 11% 12% 0% 0% 35% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +351.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +229.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +417.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +101.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1506%
Contains more FolateFolate +178.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +101.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +190.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bitter melon Celtuce DV% diff.
Vitamin C 88mg 19.5mg 76%
Vitamin B6 0.803mg 0.05mg 58%
Vitamin B2 0.362mg 0.07mg 22%
Folate 128µg 46µg 21%
Iron 2.04mg 0.55mg 19%
Copper 0.201mg 0.04mg 18%
Magnesium 85mg 28mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.181mg 0.055mg 11%
Vitamin A 87µg 175µg 10%
Protein 5.3g 0.85g 9%
Phosphorus 99mg 39mg 9%
Potassium 608mg 330mg 8%
Fiber 1.7g 7%
Manganese 0.536mg 0.688mg 7%
Calcium 84mg 39mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.11mg 0.55mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.063mg 0.183mg 2%
Calories 30kcal 18kcal 1%
Fats 0.69g 0.3g 1%
Carbs 3.29g 3.65g 0%
Net carbs 3.29g 1.95g N/A
Zinc 0.3mg 0.27mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 11mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.039mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.052mg 0%
Lysine 0.055mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 3% 89%
Protein: 5.3 g
Fats: 0.69 g
Carbs: 3.29 g
Water: 89.25 g
Other: 1.47 g
4% 95%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 94.5 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +523.5%
Contains more FatsFats +130%
Contains more OtherOther +110%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.9%
~equal in Water ~94.5g

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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. Bitter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168391/nutrients
  2. Celtuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169990/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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