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Plum vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between plums and melon

  • Plums have more vitamin A; however, melon has more vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Melon's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 14% more.
  • Melon is lower in sugar.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Plums, raw and Melons, casaba, 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
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%
Melon
Melon
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 16% 13% 20% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 4.6% 2.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +220%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +48.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.9%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Copper ~0.06mg

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
Plum
6
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%
Melon
Melon
5
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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +420%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +79.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +60.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +156%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +129.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +462.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
Contains more CholineCholine +300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plum Melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 9.5mg 21.8mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.163mg 10%
Fructose 3.07g 4%
Vitamin K 6.4µg 2.5µg 3%
Vitamin A 17µg 0µg 2%
Carbs 11.42g 6.58g 2%
Iron 0.17mg 0.34mg 2%
Fiber 1.4g 0.9g 2%
Phosphorus 16mg 5mg 2%
Choline 1.9mg 7.6mg 1%
Folate 5µg 8µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 0.084mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.417mg 0.232mg 1%
Protein 0.7g 1.11g 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.4µg 1%
Manganese 0.052mg 0.035mg 1%
Calories 46kcal 28kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.05mg 1%
Potassium 157mg 182mg 1%
Magnesium 7mg 11mg 1%
Calcium 6mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.015mg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 10.02g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 9.92g 5.69g N/A
Copper 0.057mg 0.06mg 0%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.07mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 9mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.031mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.134g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.044g 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.01mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Plum
Plum
3
11% 87%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 11.42 g
Water: 87.23 g
Other: 0.37 g
Melon
Melon
2
7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more FatsFats +180%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +73.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +58.6%
~equal in Water ~91.85g
~equal in Other ~0.36g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Plum
Plum
3
9% 69% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Melon
Melon
0
38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12.8%

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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. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.