Currant vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between currants and winter melon?
- Currants are richer than winter melon in vitamin C, copper, potassium, iron, fiber, and manganese.
- Currants' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 31% more.
- Currants have 46 times more potassium than winter melon. While currants have 275mg of potassium, winter melon has only 6mg.
- The amount of sodium in currants is lower.
We used Currants, red, and white, raw and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +30% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +73.7% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +4483.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +150% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +365.2% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +131.6% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.1% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +220.7% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +200% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +165.2% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +215.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +100% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +60% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +120% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +300% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +107.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Vitamin C | 41mg | 13mg | 31% |
| Vitamin K | 11µg | 9% | |
| Copper | 0.107mg | 0.023mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 275mg | 6mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 0.4mg | 8% |
| Manganese | 0.186mg | 0.058mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 4.3g | 2.9g | 6% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.05mg | 0.11mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 111mg | 5% |
| Fructose | 3.53g | 4% | |
| Carbs | 13.8g | 3g | 4% |
| Phosphorus | 44mg | 19mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.07mg | 0.035mg | 3% |
| Zinc | 0.23mg | 0.61mg | 3% |
| Protein | 1.4g | 0.4g | 2% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.1mg | 0.4mg | 2% |
| Calories | 56kcal | 13kcal | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.1mg | 1% | |
| Magnesium | 13mg | 10mg | 1% |
| Choline | 7.6mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.064mg | 0.133mg | 1% |
| Folate | 8µg | 5µg | 1% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 19mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 0.6µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
| Fats | 0.2g | 0.2g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 9.5g | 0.1g | N/A |
| Sugar | 7.37g | N/A | |
| Vitamin A | 2µg | 0µg | 0% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.04mg | 0.04mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.017g | 0.016g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.028g | 0.037g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.088g | 0.087g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.002mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.009mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.003mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
1.4 g
Fats:
0.2 g
Carbs:
13.8 g
Water:
83.95 g
Other:
0.65 g
Protein:
0.4 g
Fats:
0.2 g
Carbs:
3 g
Water:
96.1 g
Other:
0.3 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +250% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +360% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +116.7% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +14.5% |
~equal in
Fats
~0.2g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.088 g
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 | +32.1% |
~equal in
Saturated fat
~0.016g
~equal in
Polyunsaturated fat
~0.087g
