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Chayote vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chayote and watermelon

  • Chayote is higher in folate, copper, manganese, zinc, and fiber, yet watermelon is higher in vitamin A.
  • Chayote covers your daily folate needs 23% more than watermelon.
  • Chayote contains 7 times more zinc than watermelon. While chayote contains 0.74mg of zinc, watermelon contains only 0.1mg.
  • The amount of sugar in chayote is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Chayote, fruit, raw and Watermelon, 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% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 1.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +142.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.6%
Contains more IronIron +41.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +192.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +640%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +397.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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 26% 0% 2.4% 0% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70% 5%
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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +140%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +164%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +68.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4000%
Contains more FolateFolate +3000%
Contains more CholineCholine +124.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +32%
~equal in Vitamin C ~8.1mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chayote Watermelon DV% diff.
Folate 93µg 3µg 23%
Copper 0.123mg 0.042mg 9%
Manganese 0.189mg 0.038mg 7%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.1mg 6%
Fiber 1.7g 0.4g 5%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Vitamin K 4.1µg 0.1µg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.045mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.178mg 2%
Choline 9.2mg 4.1mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.249mg 0.221mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0.021mg 1%
Calories 19kcal 30kcal 1%
Phosphorus 18mg 11mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 7mg 1%
Carbs 4.51g 7.55g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.033mg 1%
Iron 0.34mg 0.24mg 1%
Protein 0.82g 0.61g 0%
Fats 0.13g 0.15g 0%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 8.1mg 0%
Net carbs 2.81g 7.15g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 10mg 0%
Potassium 125mg 112mg 0%
Sugar 1.66g 6.2g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.05mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.047mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.006mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 g
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +34.4%
Contains more OtherOther +25%
Contains more FatsFats +15.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +67.4%
~equal in Water ~91.45g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 g
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +270%

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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. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/nutrients
  2. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/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.