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Brussels sprouts vs. Horned melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Brussels sprouts and horned melon different?

  • Brussels sprouts have more vitamin C, folate, manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, potassium, vitamin B2, and copper than horned melon.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for Brussels sprouts is 89% higher.
  • Brussels sprouts contain 20 times more folate than horned melon. While Brussels sprouts contain 61µg of folate, horned melon contains only 3µg.

Brussels sprouts, raw and Horned melon (Kiwano) 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 13% 34% 53% 23% 11% 30% 3.3% 44% 8.7%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 3.9% 11% 42% 6.7% 13% 16% 0.26% 5.1% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +223.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +216.3%
Contains more IronIron +23.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +764.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +73.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92%

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 283% 13% 18% 0% 35% 21% 14% 19% 51% 0% 443% 46% 10%
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 18% 2.3% 0% 0% 6.3% 3.5% 11% 11% 15% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1503.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +442.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +456%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +68.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +247.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1933.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brussels sprouts Horned melon DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 153g 1020%
Vitamin K 177µg 148%
Vitamin C 85mg 5.3mg 89%
Fiber 3.8g 15%
Folate 61µg 3µg 15%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.039mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.219mg 0.063mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.139mg 0.025mg 10%
Potassium 389mg 123mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.015mg 6%
Copper 0.07mg 0.02mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 6%
Phosphorus 69mg 37mg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 40mg 4%
Iron 1.4mg 1.13mg 3%
Calcium 42mg 13mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.183mg 3%
Vitamin A 38µg 7µg 3%
Choline 19.1mg 3%
Selenium 1.6µg 3%
Protein 3.38g 1.78g 3%
Fructose 0.93g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 0.565mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 1.26g 1%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.48mg 1%
Sodium 25mg 2mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 44kcal 0%
Net carbs 5.15g 7.56g N/A
Carbs 8.95g 7.56g 0%
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Saturated fat 0.062g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.12mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.132mg 0%
Leucine 0.152mg 0%
Lysine 0.154mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.098mg 0%
Valine 0.155mg 0%
Histidine 0.076mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 9% 86%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 8.95 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 1.37 g
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.78 g
Fats: 1.26 g
Carbs: 7.56 g
Water: 88.97 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +89.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.4%
Contains more OtherOther +218.6%
Contains more FatsFats +320%
~equal in Water ~88.97g

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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. Brussels sprouts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170383/nutrients
  2. Horned melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167791/nutrients

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

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