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Bitter melon vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between bitter melon and eggplant

  • Eggplant contains less vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B2, iron, magnesium, copper, manganese, and vitamin B1 than bitter melon.
  • Bitter melon's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 95% higher.
  • Eggplant contains 75 times less vitamin A than bitter melon. Bitter melon contains 1734IU of vitamin A, while eggplant contains 23IU.

The food types used in this comparison are Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), leafy tips, raw and Eggplant, 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.
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 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +507.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +833.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +165.5%
Contains more IronIron +787%
Contains more CopperCopper +148.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +87.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +312.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +131%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%

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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +364.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +878.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +856%
Contains more FolateFolate +481.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +346%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bitter melon Eggplant DV% diff.
Vitamin C 88mg 2.2mg 95%
Vitamin B6 0.803mg 0.084mg 55%
Folate 128µg 22µg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.362mg 0.037mg 25%
Iron 2.04mg 0.23mg 23%
Magnesium 85mg 14mg 17%
Manganese 0.536mg 0.232mg 13%
Copper 0.201mg 0.081mg 13%
Fiber 3g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.181mg 0.039mg 12%
Potassium 608mg 229mg 11%
Phosphorus 99mg 24mg 11%
Vitamin A 87µg 1µg 10%
Protein 5.3g 0.98g 9%
Calcium 84mg 9mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.063mg 0.281mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.11mg 0.649mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.3µg 1%
Fats 0.69g 0.18g 1%
Choline 6.9mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 1%
Carbs 3.29g 5.88g 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.16mg 1%
Calories 30kcal 25kcal 0%
Net carbs 3.29g 2.88g N/A
Sugar 3.53g N/A
Sodium 11mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +440.8%
Contains more FatsFats +283.3%
Contains more OtherOther +122.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +78.7%
~equal in Water ~92.3g

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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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/nutrients

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

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