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Cornmeal vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cornmeal and winter melon

  • Cornmeal has more folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and copper; however, winter melon is higher in vitamin C.
  • Cornmeal covers your daily folate needs 51% more than winter melon.
  • Winter melon contains 53 times less selenium than cornmeal. Cornmeal contains 10.5µg of selenium, while winter melon contains 0.2µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 0.9% 13% 164% 25% 18% 42% 0.91% 23% 57%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +220%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2266.7%
Contains more IronIron +990%
Contains more CopperCopper +230.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +421.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +533.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.61mg

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.
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 0% 3.7% 2.4% 0% 138% 88% 93% 14% 42% 0% 0% 157% 4.7%
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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1277.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +247.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1142%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +80.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +420%
Contains more FolateFolate +4080%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cornmeal Winter melon DV% diff.
Folate 209µg 5µg 51%
Iron 4.36mg 0.4mg 50%
Vitamin B1 0.551mg 0.04mg 43%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Vitamin B3 4.968mg 0.4mg 29%
Carbs 79.45g 3g 25%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.11mg 21%
Selenium 10.5µg 0.2µg 19%
Calories 370kcal 13kcal 18%
Vitamin C 0mg 13mg 14%
Protein 7.11g 0.4g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.182mg 0.035mg 11%
Phosphorus 99mg 19mg 11%
Copper 0.076mg 0.023mg 6%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.058mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.828g 0.087g 5%
Magnesium 32mg 10mg 5%
Sodium 7mg 111mg 5%
Potassium 142mg 6mg 4%
Fiber 3.9g 2.9g 4%
Choline 8.6mg 2%
Calcium 3mg 19mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.133mg 2%
Fats 1.75g 0.2g 2%
Vitamin A 11µg 0µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.39g 0.037g 1%
Saturated fat 0.22g 0.016g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Net carbs 75.55g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 1.61g N/A
Zinc 0.66mg 0.61mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 1.006mg 0%
Lysine 0.105mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.162mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.366mg 0%
Valine 0.337mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 2% 79% 11%
Protein: 7.11 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 79.45 g
Water: 11.18 g
Other: 0.51 g
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1677.5%
Contains more FatsFats +775%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2548.3%
Contains more OtherOther +70%
Contains more WaterWater +759.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 27% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.828 g
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +954.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +851.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.7%

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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. Cornmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168867/nutrients
  2. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.