Cockles vs. Horned melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cockles and horned melon different?

Cockles have more iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2 than horned melon.
Daily need coverage for iron for cockles is 188% higher.
Cockles contain 13 times more vitamin B2 than horned melon. While cockles contain 0.2mg of vitamin B2, horned melon contains only 0.015mg.

Cockles, raw (Alaska Native) and Horned melon (Kiwano) 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.

Cockles

Horned melon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+130.8%
Contains more IronIron	+1333.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%

~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.

Cockles

Horned melon

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+466.4%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+150%

~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			DV% diff.
Iron	16.2mg	1.13mg	188%
Protein	13.5g	1.78g	23%
Vitamin B3	3.2mg	0.565mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.2mg	0.015mg	14%
Magnesium		40mg	10%
Vitamin C		5.3mg	6%
Phosphorus		37mg	5%
Vitamin B6		0.063mg	5%
Zinc		0.48mg	4%
Vitamin B5		0.183mg	4%
Potassium		123mg	4%
Manganese		0.039mg	2%
Calories	79kcal	44kcal	2%
Copper		0.02mg	2%
Calcium	30mg	13mg	2%
Vitamin A		7µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.025mg	1%
Carbs	4.7g	7.56g	1%
Fats	0.7g	1.26g	1%
Folate		3µg	1%
Net carbs	4.7g	7.56g	N/A
Sodium		2mg	0%