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Crouton vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between crouton and melon

  • Crouton has more selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, vitamin B2, and fiber; however, melon is higher in vitamin C.
  • Crouton covers your daily selenium needs 67% more than melon.
  • Melon contains 78 times less sodium than crouton. Crouton contains 698mg of sodium, while melon contains 9mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Croutons, plain 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +181.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +590.9%
Contains more IronIron +1100%
Contains more CopperCopper +171.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1171.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1328.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%

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% 0% 0% 0% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 0%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +4053.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +777.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2244.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +410.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1550%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +526.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crouton Melon DV% diff.
Selenium 37.5µg 0.4µg 67%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.015mg 51%
Iron 4.08mg 0.34mg 47%
Vitamin B3 5.439mg 0.232mg 33%
Folate 132µg 8µg 31%
Sodium 698mg 9mg 30%
Vitamin C 0mg 21.8mg 24%
Carbs 73.5g 6.58g 22%
Protein 11.9g 1.11g 22%
Manganese 0.5mg 0.035mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.031mg 19%
Calories 407kcal 28kcal 19%
Fiber 5.1g 0.9g 17%
Phosphorus 115mg 5mg 16%
Copper 0.163mg 0.06mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.163mg 11%
Fats 6.6g 0.1g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.273g 0.039g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.059g 0.002g 8%
Calcium 76mg 11mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.084mg 7%
Zinc 0.89mg 0.07mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.51g 0.025g 7%
Magnesium 31mg 11mg 5%
Potassium 124mg 182mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Net carbs 68.4g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 5.69g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0%
Lysine 0.278mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.586mg 0%
Valine 0.514mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 g
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7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +972.1%
Contains more FatsFats +6500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1017%
Contains more OtherOther +594.4%
Contains more WaterWater +1570%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 52% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.059 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.273 g
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +152850%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3164.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%

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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. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/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.