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Cabbage vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cabbage and melon

  • Melon has less vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, fiber, and manganese.
  • Cabbage's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 61% more.
  • Cabbage has 5 times more folate than melon. Cabbage has 43µg of folate, while melon has 8µg.
  • Cabbage is lower in sugar.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cabbage, raw and Melons, casaba, 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 8.6% 12% 15% 18% 6.3% 4.9% 11% 2.3% 21% 1.6%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 16% 13% 20% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 4.6% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +263.6%
Contains more IronIron +38.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +157.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +420%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +357.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +215.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg
~equal in Potassium ~182mg

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 122% 1.7% 3% 0% 15% 9.2% 4.4% 13% 29% 0% 190% 32% 5.8%
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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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +67.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +306.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +152.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2940%
Contains more FolateFolate +437.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +40.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.232mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cabbage Melon DV% diff.
Vitamin K 76µg 2.5µg 61%
Vitamin C 36.6mg 21.8mg 16%
Folate 43µg 8µg 9%
Fiber 2.5g 0.9g 6%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.035mg 5%
Copper 0.019mg 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.061mg 0.015mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.124mg 0.163mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.212mg 0.084mg 3%
Calcium 40mg 11mg 3%
Phosphorus 26mg 5mg 3%
Fructose 1.45g 2%
Iron 0.47mg 0.34mg 2%
Choline 10.7mg 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.05mg 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.07mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.031mg 1%
Calories 25kcal 28kcal 0%
Protein 1.28g 1.11g 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.1g 0%
Carbs 5.8g 6.58g 0%
Net carbs 3.3g 5.68g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 11mg 0%
Potassium 170mg 182mg 0%
Sugar 3.2g 5.69g N/A
Sodium 18mg 9mg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.234mg 0.232mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0%
Leucine 0.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 1.28 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 5.8 g
Water: 92.18 g
Other: 0.64 g
Melon
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7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.3%
Contains more OtherOther +77.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.4%
~equal in Fats ~0.1g
~equal in Water ~91.85g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 25% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
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38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +750%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +129.4%

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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. Cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169975/nutrients
  2. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/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.