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Plum vs. Honeydew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between plums and honeydew

  • Plums have more vitamin A; however, honeydew is higher in vitamin C.
  • Plums have 7 times more vitamin A than honeydew. While plums have 345IU of vitamin A, honeydew has only 50IU.
  • Honeydew has less sugar.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Plums, raw and Melons, honeydew, 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.
Plum
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 1.8% 14% 6.4% 19% 2.7% 6.9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 1.8% 20% 6.4% 8% 2.5% 4.7% 2.3% 3.5% 3.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +137.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +92.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Calcium ~6mg
~equal in Iron ~0.17mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.09mg

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.
Plum
4
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 32% 5.7% 5.2% 0% 7% 6% 7.8% 8.1% 6.7% 0% 16% 3.8% 1%
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 60% 1% 0.4% 0% 9.5% 2.8% 7.8% 9.3% 20% 0% 7.3% 14% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +120.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +89.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +203.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
Contains more CholineCholine +300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.418mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plum Honeydew DV% diff.
Vitamin C 9.5mg 18mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.088mg 5%
Folate 5µg 19µg 4%
Copper 0.057mg 0.024mg 4%
Vitamin K 6.4µg 2.9µg 3%
Vitamin A 17µg 3µg 2%
Potassium 157mg 228mg 2%
Fiber 1.4g 0.8g 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.02mg 2%
Calories 46kcal 36kcal 1%
Choline 1.9mg 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.012mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Manganese 0.052mg 0.027mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.038mg 1%
Sodium 0mg 18mg 1%
Phosphorus 16mg 11mg 1%
Magnesium 7mg 10mg 1%
Carbs 11.42g 9.09g 1%
Protein 0.7g 0.54g 0%
Fats 0.28g 0.14g 0%
Net carbs 10.02g 8.29g N/A
Calcium 6mg 6mg 0%
Iron 0.17mg 0.17mg 0%
Sugar 9.92g 8.12g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.417mg 0.418mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 0.155mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.038g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.134g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.044g 0.059g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.01mg 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0.013mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.016mg 0.018mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 0.005mg 0%
Fructose 3.07g 2.96g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Plum
3
11% 87%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 11.42 g
Water: 87.23 g
Other: 0.37 g
9% 90%
Protein: 0.54 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 9.09 g
Water: 89.82 g
Other: 0.41 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.6%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.6%
Contains more OtherOther +10.8%
~equal in Water ~89.82g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Plum
2
9% 69% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.038 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4366.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +34.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Plum
4
16% 51% 31%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.57 g
Glucose: 5.07 g
Fructose: 3.07 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.08 g
Galactose: 0.14 g
31% 33% 36%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 2.48 g
Glucose: 2.68 g
Fructose: 2.96 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +89.2%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +58%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Fructose ~2.96g
~equal in Lactose ~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. Plum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169949/nutrients
  2. Honeydew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169911/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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