Coconut vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between coconut and melon?

Coconut is higher in manganese, copper, fiber, iron, selenium, phosphorus, and zinc, yet melon is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
Coconut's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 148% more.
Coconut has 43 times more manganese than melon. While coconut has 1.5mg of manganese, melon has only 0.035mg.
The amount of saturated fat in melon is lower.

We used Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Melons, casaba, 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.

Coconut

Melon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+190.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+95.6%
Contains more IronIron	+614.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+625%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1471.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+2160%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4185.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2425%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-55%

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.

Coconut

Melon

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+380%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+340%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+132.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+257.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+225%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+560.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+55%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+201.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1150%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	29.698g	0.025g	135%
Manganese	1.5mg	0.035mg	64%
Fats	33.49g	0.1g	51%
Copper	0.435mg	0.06mg	42%
Fiber	9g	0.9g	32%
Iron	2.43mg	0.34mg	26%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	21.8mg	21%
Selenium	10.1µg	0.4µg	18%
Calories	354kcal	28kcal	16%
Phosphorus	113mg	5mg	15%
Zinc	1.1mg	0.07mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.163mg	8%
Magnesium	32mg	11mg	5%
Potassium	356mg	182mg	5%
Folate	26µg	8µg	5%
Protein	3.33g	1.11g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.066mg	0.015mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.3mg	0.084mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.425g	0.002g	4%
Carbs	15.23g	6.58g	3%
Vitamin B3	0.54mg	0.232mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	2.5µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.366g	0.039g	2%
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.05mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.02mg	0.031mg	1%
Choline	12.1mg	7.6mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.94g	4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1063kcal	252kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	357g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.06	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	6.23g	5.68g	N/A
Calcium	14mg	11mg	0%
Sugar	6.23g	5.69g	N/A
Sodium	20mg	9mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.039mg		0%
Threonine	0.121mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.131mg		0%
Leucine	0.247mg		0%
Lysine	0.147mg		0%
Methionine	0.062mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.169mg		0%
Valine	0.202mg		0%
Histidine	0.077mg		0%