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Cantaloupe vs. Honeydew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cantaloupe and honeydew

  • Honeydew has less vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Cantaloupe covers your daily vitamin A needs 67% more than honeydew.
  • Honeydew contains 2 times less vitamin C than cantaloupe. Cantaloupe contains 36.7mg of vitamin C, while honeydew contains 18mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Melons, cantaloupe, raw and Melons, honeydew, 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% 2.7% 24% 7.9% 14% 4.9% 6.4% 2.1% 5.3% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 1.8% 20% 6.4% 8% 2.5% 4.7% 2.3% 3.5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.1%
Contains more IronIron +23.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +70.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +51.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%

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% 56% 1% 0% 10% 4.4% 14% 6.3% 17% 0% 6.3% 16% 4.1%
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 60% 1% 0.4% 0% 9.5% 2.8% 7.8% 9.3% 20% 0% 7.3% 14% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +103.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5533.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +75.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +47.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +16%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.038mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~19µg
~equal in Choline ~7.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cantaloupe Honeydew DV% diff.
Vitamin C 36.7mg 18mg 21%
Vitamin A 169µg 3µg 18%
Vitamin B3 0.734mg 0.418mg 2%
Copper 0.041mg 0.024mg 2%
Fructose 1.87g 2.96g 1%
Phosphorus 15mg 11mg 1%
Folate 21µg 19µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.072mg 0.088mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.105mg 0.155mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.012mg 1%
Potassium 267mg 228mg 1%
Protein 0.84g 0.54g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.7µg 1%
Manganese 0.041mg 0.027mg 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.09mg 1%
Calories 34kcal 36kcal 0%
Fats 0.19g 0.14g 0%
Carbs 8.16g 9.09g 0%
Net carbs 7.26g 8.29g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 10mg 0%
Calcium 9mg 6mg 0%
Iron 0.21mg 0.17mg 0%
Sugar 7.86g 8.12g N/A
Fiber 0.9g 0.8g 0%
Starch 0.03g 0g 0%
Sodium 16mg 18mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.038mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2.9µg 0%
Choline 7.6mg 7.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.051g 0.038g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.081g 0.059g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.017mg 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.013mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0.018mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.023mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.033mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 90%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.15 g
Other: 0.66 g
9% 90%
Protein: 0.54 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 9.09 g
Water: 89.82 g
Other: 0.41 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +55.6%
Contains more FatsFats +35.7%
Contains more OtherOther +61%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.4%
~equal in Water ~89.82g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 g
38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.038 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -25.5%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.003g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
55% 20% 24%
Starch: 0.03 g
Sucrose: 4.35 g
Glucose: 1.54 g
Fructose: 1.87 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.04 g
Galactose: 0.06 g
31% 33% 36%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 2.48 g
Glucose: 2.68 g
Fructose: 2.96 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +75.4%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +74%
Contains more FructoseFructose +58.3%
~equal in Lactose ~0g

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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. Cantaloupe - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169092/nutrients
  2. Honeydew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169911/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.