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Chicken soup vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chicken soup and winter melon

  • Chicken soup has more vitamin B3; however, winter melon is higher in vitamin C and fiber.
  • Winter melon covers your daily vitamin C needs 14% more than chicken soup.
  • Winter melon contains 18 times less potassium than chicken soup. Chicken soup contains 105mg of potassium, while winter melon contains 6mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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 2.9% 0.9% 9.3% 7.9% 18% 3.8% 12% 19% 0% 12%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1650%
Contains more CopperCopper +134.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1000%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +533.3%
Contains more IronIron +90.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +335.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.4%

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 0.67% 0.33% 0.6% 0% 8.8% 20% 30% 0% 14% 0% 0.5% 3.8% 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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +296%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +74.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +6400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken soup Winter melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.2mg 13mg 14%
Fiber 0g 2.9g 12%
Vitamin B3 1.584mg 0.4mg 7%
Protein 2.52g 0.4g 4%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.2µg 4%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.61mg 4%
Copper 0.054mg 0.023mg 3%
Potassium 105mg 6mg 3%
Manganese 0.058mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.11mg 2%
Iron 0.21mg 0.4mg 2%
Choline 9.2mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.035mg 2%
Fats 1.2g 0.2g 2%
Calcium 3mg 19mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.582g 0.037g 1%
Calories 36kcal 13kcal 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 0.087g 1%
Sodium 143mg 111mg 1%
Phosphorus 27mg 19mg 1%
Magnesium 4mg 10mg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.321g 0.016g 1%
Carbs 3.53g 3g 0%
Net carbs 3.53g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 1.58g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.035mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Folate 5µg 5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.52 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 92.15 g
Other: 0.6 g
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +530%
Contains more FatsFats +500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.7%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
~equal in Water ~96.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 52% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1473%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +144.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95%

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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. Chicken soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172884/nutrients
  2. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.