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Chestnut vs. Horned melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chestnut and horned melon

  • Chestnut has more copper, manganese, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, phosphorus, folate, iron, and vitamin B2 than horned melon.
  • Chestnut's daily need coverage for copper is 50% more.
  • Chestnut contains 22 times more manganese than horned melon. Chestnut contains 0.854mg of manganese, while horned melon contains 0.039mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Horned melon (Kiwano).

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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 39% 14% 63% 65% 157% 6.8% 42% 3.5% 111% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 3.9% 11% 42% 6.7% 13% 16% 0.26% 5.1% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +253.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +481.3%
Contains more IronIron +53.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +2260%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +167.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2089.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +92%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 89% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 24% 14% 19% 54% 0% 0% 29% 0%
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 18% 2.3% 0% 0% 6.3% 3.5% 11% 11% 15% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +403.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +492%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +593.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +269.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Horned melon DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 0.02mg 50%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.039mg 35%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 5.3mg 24%
Potassium 715mg 123mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.063mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.025mg 10%
Phosphorus 99mg 37mg 9%
Folate 38µg 3µg 9%
Iron 1.73mg 1.13mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.015mg 7%
Carbs 27.76g 7.56g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 4%
Calories 131kcal 44kcal 4%
Magnesium 54mg 40mg 3%
Calcium 46mg 13mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.183mg 3%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.48mg 2%
Sodium 27mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 7µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.565mg 1%
Protein 2g 1.78g 0%
Fats 1.38g 1.26g 0%
Net carbs 27.76g 7.56g N/A
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 28% 68%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 1.38 g
Carbs: 27.76 g
Water: 68.15 g
Other: 0.71 g
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.78 g
Fats: 1.26 g
Carbs: 7.56 g
Water: 88.97 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +267.2%
Contains more OtherOther +65.1%
Contains more WaterWater +30.6%
~equal in Fats ~1.26g

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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. Chestnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170168/nutrients
  2. Horned melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167791/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.