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Brown sugar vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brown sugar and winter melon?

  • Brown sugar is higher in calcium, yet winter melon is higher in vitamin C, fiber, vitamin B2, and zinc.
  • Winter melon's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 14% more.
  • Brown sugar has 22 times more potassium than winter melon. While brown sugar has 133mg of potassium, winter melon has only 6mg.

We used Sugars, brown and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
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 CalciumCalcium +336.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2116.7%
Contains more IronIron +77.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +104.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +11.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1933.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +375%
~equal in Manganese ~0.058mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
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 B6Vitamin B6 +17.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +263.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.133mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Winter melon DV% diff.
Carbs 98.09g 3g 32%
Calories 380kcal 13kcal 18%
Vitamin C 0mg 13mg 14%
Fiber 0g 2.9g 12%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.11mg 8%
Calcium 83mg 19mg 6%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.61mg 5%
Sodium 28mg 111mg 4%
Potassium 133mg 6mg 4%
Iron 0.71mg 0.4mg 4%
Copper 0.047mg 0.023mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.04mg 3%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.2µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 0.4mg 2%
Phosphorus 4mg 19mg 2%
Folate 1µg 5µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.087g 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Protein 0.12g 0.4g 1%
Fats 0g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 98.09g 0.1g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 97.02g N/A
Manganese 0.064mg 0.058mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.133mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.035mg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3169.7%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
Contains more ProteinProtein +233.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +7071.6%

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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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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.

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