Cinnamon roll vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cinnamon roll and winter melon?

Cinnamon roll is higher in selenium, folate, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, and manganese, yet winter melon is higher in vitamin C.
Cinnamon roll's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 63% more.
Cinnamon roll has 65 times more selenium than winter melon. While cinnamon roll has 13µg of selenium, winter melon has only 0.2µg.
The amount of saturated fat in winter melon is lower.

We used Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns) and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw types 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.

Cinnamon roll

Winter melon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+863.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1600%
Contains more IronIron	+242.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+169.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+589.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+403.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+6400%

Contains more ZincZinc	+15.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-63.6%

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.

Cinnamon roll

Winter melon

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+427.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+25.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+501%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+153.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1340%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+4233.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.035mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	12.649g	0.016g	57%
Fats	26.61g	0.2g	41%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.676g	0.087g	24%
Selenium	13µg	0.2µg	23%
Calories	452kcal	13kcal	22%
Monounsaturated fat	8.723g	0.037g	22%
Folate	72µg	5µg	17%
Phosphorus	131mg	19mg	16%
Calcium	183mg	19mg	16%
Carbs	48.6g	3g	15%
Vitamin B1	0.211mg	0.04mg	14%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	13mg	14%
Vitamin B3	2.404mg	0.4mg	13%
Vitamin K	15.2µg		13%
Iron	1.37mg	0.4mg	12%
Manganese	0.292mg	0.058mg	10%
Protein	4.45g	0.4g	8%
Sodium	305mg	111mg	8%
Vitamin E	1.15mg		8%
Fiber	1.2g	2.9g	7%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0µg	7%
Starch	16.39g		7%
Vitamin B5	0.337mg	0.133mg	4%
Copper	0.062mg	0.023mg	4%
Potassium	102mg	6mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.138mg	0.11mg	2%
Choline	10.6mg		2%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Fructose	1.11g		1%
Magnesium	14mg	10mg	1%
Zinc	0.53mg	0.61mg	1%
Net carbs	47.4g	0.1g	N/A
Sugar	25.7g		N/A
Vitamin B6	0.038mg	0.035mg	0%
Trans fat	0.295g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.068mg	0.002mg	0%
Threonine	0.176mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.226mg		0%
Leucine	0.41mg		0%
Lysine	0.215mg	0.009mg	0%
Methionine	0.104mg	0.003mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.264mg		0%
Valine	0.255mg		0%
Histidine	0.126mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.225g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	3.352g		N/A