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Chinese broccoli vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chinese broccoli and melon

  • Chinese broccoli has more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, manganese, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin C, vitamin B1, and fiber; however, melon has more vitamin B6.
  • Chinese broccoli's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 69% more.
  • Melon has a higher glycemic index than chinese broccoli.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Broccoli, chinese, cooked 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 30% 23% 21% 20% 11% 18% 0.91% 34% 7.1%
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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 +63.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +809.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.4%
Contains more IronIron +64.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +457.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +720%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +654.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +225%
~equal in Copper ~0.06mg

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 94% 27% 9.6% 0% 24% 34% 8.2% 9.5% 16% 0% 212% 74% 14%
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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 +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +860%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +371%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +88.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +89.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3292%
Contains more FolateFolate +1137.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +232.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +132.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese broccoli Melon DV% diff.
Vitamin K 84.8µg 2.5µg 69%
Folate 99µg 8µg 23%
Manganese 0.264mg 0.035mg 10%
Vitamin A 82µg 0µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.031mg 9%
Calcium 100mg 11mg 9%
Vitamin C 28.2mg 21.8mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.015mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.163mg 7%
Fiber 2.5g 0.9g 6%
Phosphorus 41mg 5mg 5%
Choline 25.3mg 7.6mg 3%
Iron 0.56mg 0.34mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.48mg 0.05mg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.07mg 3%
Selenium 1.3µg 0.4µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.33g 0.039g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.159mg 0.084mg 2%
Potassium 261mg 182mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 11mg 2%
Carbs 3.81g 6.58g 1%
Fats 0.72g 0.1g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.437mg 0.232mg 1%
Calories 22kcal 28kcal 0%
Protein 1.14g 1.11g 0%
Net carbs 1.31g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 0.84g 5.69g N/A
Copper 0.061mg 0.06mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.11g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.05g 0.002g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 94%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 3.81 g
Water: 93.54 g
Other: 0.79 g
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7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more FatsFats +620%
Contains more OtherOther +119.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +72.7%
~equal in Protein ~1.11g
~equal in Water ~91.85g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 10% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.11 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.33 g
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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 +2400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +746.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.3%

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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. Chinese broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169392/nutrients
  2. 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.

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