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Bitter melon vs. Radicchio — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between bitter melon and radicchio

  • Bitter melon has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin B2, iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, and vitamin B1; however, radicchio has more copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for bitter melon is 89% higher.
  • Radicchio has 64 times less vitamin A than bitter melon. Bitter melon has 1734IU of vitamin A, while radicchio has 27IU.

Food types used in this article are Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), leafy tips, raw and Radicchio, 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 9.3% 5.7% 27% 21% 114% 17% 17% 2.9% 18% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +553.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +342.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +101.3%
Contains more IronIron +257.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +147.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +288.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +106.7%
~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 27% 0.33% 45% 0% 4% 6.5% 4.8% 16% 13% 0% 638% 45% 5.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1000%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1031.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1192.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +335.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1308.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +113.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +327%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bitter melon Radicchio DV% diff.
Vitamin K 255.2µg 213%
Vitamin C 88mg 8mg 89%
Vitamin B6 0.803mg 0.057mg 57%
Vitamin B2 0.362mg 0.028mg 26%
Iron 2.04mg 0.57mg 18%
Magnesium 85mg 13mg 17%
Folate 128µg 60µg 17%
Manganese 0.536mg 0.138mg 17%
Copper 0.201mg 0.341mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.26mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.181mg 0.016mg 14%
Vitamin A 87µg 1µg 10%
Potassium 608mg 302mg 9%
Protein 5.3g 1.43g 8%
Phosphorus 99mg 40mg 8%
Calcium 84mg 19mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.11mg 0.255mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.063mg 0.269mg 4%
Fiber 0.9g 4%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.62mg 3%
Choline 10.9mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.11g 1%
Fats 0.69g 0.25g 1%
Calories 30kcal 23kcal 0%
Net carbs 3.29g 3.58g N/A
Carbs 3.29g 4.48g 0%
Sugar 0.6g N/A
Sodium 11mg 22mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.06g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.062mg 0%
Lysine 0.056mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.065mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 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% 93%
Protein: 1.43 g
Fats: 0.25 g
Carbs: 4.48 g
Water: 93.14 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +270.6%
Contains more FatsFats +176%
Contains more OtherOther +110%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.2%
~equal in Water ~93.14g

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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. Radicchio - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168564/nutrients

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

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