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Cereal vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cereal and melon

  • Melon contains less vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, manganese, and vitamin C than cereal.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 523% higher.
  • The amount of sodium in melon is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) 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.
Cereal
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Melon
2
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +72.7%
Contains more IronIron +9917.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +128.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +10757.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1440%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2157.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1475%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +73.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
~equal in Calcium ~11mg

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.
Cereal
8
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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Melon
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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +76.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +60%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41820%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12383.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12667.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +169%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3572.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Melon DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.015mg 523%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.163mg 448%
Iron 34.06mg 0.34mg 422%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.031mg 295%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.232mg 184%
Vitamin A 814µg 0µg 90%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.07mg 68%
Sodium 795mg 9mg 34%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.035mg 33%
Carbs 86.85g 6.58g 27%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 21.8mg 19%
Calories 378kcal 28kcal 18%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.4µg 11%
Phosphorus 77mg 5mg 10%
Protein 6.06g 1.11g 10%
Copper 0.137mg 0.06mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.084mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.039g 2%
Fiber 1.4g 0.9g 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.5µg 2%
Fats 1.08g 0.1g 2%
Folate 8µg 2%
Magnesium 19mg 11mg 2%
Potassium 105mg 182mg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.025g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0.002g 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 5.68g N/A
Calcium 10mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 10.35g 5.69g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.05mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
4
6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Melon
1
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 +445.9%
Contains more FatsFats +980%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1219.9%
Contains more OtherOther +519.4%
Contains more WaterWater +2329.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
2
32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Melon
1
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 +10100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +807.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.4%

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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. 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.