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Chinese cuisine vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chinese cuisine and watermelon different?

  • Chinese cuisine has more vitamin K, vitamin B12, vitamin A, zinc, selenium, iron, folate, phosphorus, and vitamin B6 than watermelon.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for chinese cuisine is 43% higher.
  • Watermelon has less sodium.
  • Chinese cuisine has a lower glycemic index (60) than watermelon (76).

Restaurant, Chinese, beef, and vegetables and Watermelon, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 11% 6.6% 18% 42% 16% 41% 33% 53% 19% 37%
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 +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +214.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +82.1%
Contains more IronIron +362.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +590.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +286.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1575%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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 39% 21% 16% 1.5% 8.3% 13% 25% 27% 37% 60% 128% 34% 19%
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 CVitamin C +43.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +125%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1540%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +161.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +641.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +100.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +257.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +51200%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more CholineCholine +741.5%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.033mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cuisine Watermelon DV% diff.
Vitamin K 51.3µg 0.1µg 43%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0µg 20%
Sodium 409mg 1mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.13g 0.05g 14%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.1mg 13%
Protein 7.08g 0.61g 13%
Selenium 6.7µg 0.4µg 11%
Folate 45µg 3µg 11%
Iron 1.11mg 0.24mg 11%
Phosphorus 76mg 11mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.045mg 9%
Fats 5.3g 0.15g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.32mg 0.178mg 7%
Choline 34.5mg 4.1mg 6%
Manganese 0.147mg 0.038mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.82mg 0.05mg 5%
Cholesterol 14mg 0mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.978g 0.016g 4%
Fructose 0.55g 3.36g 4%
Calories 105kcal 30kcal 4%
Vitamin B5 0.443mg 0.221mg 4%
Vitamin A 63µg 28µg 4%
Fiber 1.5g 0.4g 4%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 8.1mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.217g 0.037g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.021mg 3%
Potassium 204mg 112mg 3%
Calcium 22mg 7mg 2%
Copper 0.049mg 0.042mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 10mg 1%
Starch 1.82g 0g 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Carbs 7.29g 7.55g 0%
Net carbs 5.79g 7.15g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 2.41g 6.2g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.033mg 0%
Trans fat 0.058g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.313mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.525mg 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.552mg 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.158mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.317mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.327mg 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.207mg 0.006mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.264g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.803g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 5% 7% 79%
Protein: 7.08 g
Fats: 5.3 g
Carbs: 7.29 g
Water: 78.82 g
Other: 1.51 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 +1060.7%
Contains more FatsFats +3433.3%
Contains more OtherOther +529.2%
Contains more WaterWater +16%
~equal in Carbs ~7.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 28% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.978 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.217 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.13 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 Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3189.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4160%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
43% 28% 16% 13%
Starch: 1.82 g
Sucrose: 1.17 g
Glucose: 0.69 g
Fructose: 0.55 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
19% 25% 54%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.21 g
Glucose: 1.58 g
Fructose: 3.36 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +129%
Contains more FructoseFructose +510.9%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Sucrose ~1.21g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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 cuisine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168072/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.

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