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Burdock root vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between burdock root and winter melon?

  • Burdock root is higher in vitamin B6, potassium, manganese, magnesium, and copper, yet winter melon is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B2.
  • Burdock root's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 16% more.
  • Burdock root has 51 times more potassium than winter melon. While burdock root has 308mg of potassium, winter melon has only 6mg.
  • The amount of sodium in burdock root is lower.

We used Burdock root, raw 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 27% 12% 27% 30% 26% 9% 22% 0.65% 30% 3.8%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +280%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +115.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5033.3%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +234.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +168.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains more ZincZinc +84.8%

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 10% 0% 7.6% 0% 2.5% 6.9% 5.6% 19% 55% 0% 4% 17% 6.4%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +141.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +585.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +360%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Burdock root Winter melon DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.035mg 16%
Vitamin C 3mg 13mg 11%
Potassium 308mg 6mg 9%
Manganese 0.232mg 0.058mg 8%
Magnesium 38mg 10mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.11mg 6%
Copper 0.077mg 0.023mg 6%
Sodium 5mg 111mg 5%
Folate 23µg 5µg 5%
Carbs 17.34g 3g 5%
Iron 0.8mg 0.4mg 5%
Phosphorus 51mg 19mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.321mg 0.133mg 4%
Calories 72kcal 13kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.04mg 3%
Zinc 0.33mg 0.61mg 3%
Fiber 3.3g 2.9g 2%
Protein 1.53g 0.4g 2%
Calcium 41mg 19mg 2%
Choline 11.7mg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 14.04g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 2.9g N/A
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.059g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0%
Leucine 0.032mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.033mg 0%
Valine 0.033mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 80%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 17.34 g
Water: 80.09 g
Other: 0.89 g
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +282.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +478%
Contains more OtherOther +196.7%
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more WaterWater +20%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 31% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 g
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +47.5%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.037g

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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. Burdock root - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169974/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.