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Dough vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between dough and melon

  • Dough has more vitamin B1, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B3, manganese, and phosphorus; however, melon has more vitamin C.
  • Dough's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 58% more.
  • Dough has 72 times more selenium than melon. Dough has 28.6µg of selenium, while melon has 0.4µg.
  • Melon is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) 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.
Dough
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
Melon
2
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 +190.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +372.7%
Contains more IronIron +1050%
Contains more CopperCopper +153.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1385.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2000%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1548.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%

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.
Dough
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 0% 0% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
Melon
3
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 EVitamin E +320%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1277.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1976.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +441.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1437.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +52.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +257.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~7.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dough Melon DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.71mg 0.015mg 58%
Selenium 28.6µg 0.4µg 51%
Iron 3.91mg 0.34mg 45%
Vitamin B2 0.427mg 0.031mg 30%
Folate 123µg 8µg 29%
Vitamin B3 4.817mg 0.232mg 29%
Sodium 602mg 9mg 26%
Manganese 0.577mg 0.035mg 24%
Vitamin C 0mg 21.8mg 24%
Protein 10.75g 1.11g 19%
Starch 44.23g 18%
Carbs 51.88g 6.58g 15%
Phosphorus 105mg 5mg 14%
Calories 272kcal 28kcal 12%
Copper 0.152mg 0.06mg 10%
Zinc 1.04mg 0.07mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.455mg 0.084mg 7%
Fiber 2.2g 0.9g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.855g 0.039g 5%
Magnesium 32mg 11mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.107mg 0.163mg 4%
Fats 2.42g 0.1g 4%
Calcium 52mg 11mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.529g 0.025g 2%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 2.5µg 2%
Potassium 117mg 182mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.362g 0.002g 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.05mg 1%
Fructose 0.51g 1%
Net carbs 49.68g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 4.62g 5.69g N/A
Trans fat 0.005g 0g N/A
Choline 8mg 7.6mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.788g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dough
4
11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
Melon
1
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 +868.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2320%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +688.4%
Contains more OtherOther +441.7%
Contains more WaterWater +178.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dough
2
30% 21% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.362 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.855 g
Melon
1
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 +18000%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2092.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.3%

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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. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/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.