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Dashi vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between dashi and melon

  • Dashi has more vitamin K, selenium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, choline, calcium, and vitamin B3; however, melon has more vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for dashi is 54% higher.
  • Melon has 137 times less saturated fat than dashi. Dashi has 3.433g of saturated fat, while melon has 0.025g.

Food types used in this article are Soup, bouillon cubes, and granules, low sodium, dry 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.
Dashi
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 40% 56% 27% 39% 0% 2.5% 71% 139% 0% 151%
Melon
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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 +409.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +69.8%
Contains more IronIron +202.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +28.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3220%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6800%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%

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.
Dashi
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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 3.7% 8.3% 14% 0% 25% 99% 46% 0% 23% 38% 167% 16% 62%
Melon
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1340%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1287.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +960.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2576%
Contains more FolateFolate +162.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +1406.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1881.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dashi Melon DV% diff.
Vitamin K 66.9µg 2.5µg 54%
Selenium 27.6µg 0.4µg 49%
Sodium 1067mg 9mg 46%
Protein 16.7g 1.11g 31%
Vitamin B2 0.43mg 0.031mg 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.485g 0.039g 30%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 21.8mg 23%
Phosphorus 166mg 5mg 23%
Calories 438kcal 28kcal 21%
Fats 13.89g 0.1g 21%
Choline 114.5mg 7.6mg 19%
Carbs 64.88g 6.58g 19%
Calcium 187mg 11mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.433g 0.025g 15%
Vitamin B3 2.46mg 0.232mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.365g 0.002g 13%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0µg 13%
Magnesium 56mg 11mg 11%
Iron 1.03mg 0.34mg 9%
Copper 0mg 0.06mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.015mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.163mg 5%
Cholesterol 13mg 0mg 4%
Potassium 309mg 182mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 0.05mg 4%
Vitamin A 25µg 0µg 3%
Folate 21µg 8µg 3%
Fiber 0.2g 0.9g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 2%
Manganese 0.035mg 2%
Net carbs 64.68g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 14.47g 5.69g N/A
Zinc 0.09mg 0.07mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dashi
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17% 14% 65% 2% 2%
Protein: 16.7 g
Fats: 13.89 g
Carbs: 64.88 g
Water: 2.3 g
Other: 2.23 g
Melon
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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 +1404.5%
Contains more FatsFats +13790%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +886%
Contains more OtherOther +519.4%
Contains more WaterWater +3893.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dashi
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26% 40% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.433 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.365 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.485 g
Melon
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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 +268150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11400%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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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. Dashi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171613/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.