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Eggplant vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between eggplant and winter melon

  • Eggplant has more manganese, potassium, and copper; however, winter melon has more vitamin C and vitamin B2.
  • Winter melon's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 12% more.
  • Eggplant has 38 times more potassium than winter melon. Eggplant has 229mg of potassium, while winter melon has 6mg.
  • Eggplant is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Eggplant, raw 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 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
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 +40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3716.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +252.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +111.1%
Contains more IronIron +73.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +281.3%

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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
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 B3Vitamin B3 +62.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +111.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +140%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +340%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +490.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +197.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Eggplant Winter melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 2.2mg 13mg 12%
Manganese 0.232mg 0.058mg 8%
Potassium 229mg 6mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0.11mg 6%
Copper 0.081mg 0.023mg 6%
Sodium 2mg 111mg 5%
Folate 22µg 5µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.084mg 0.035mg 4%
Zinc 0.16mg 0.61mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.281mg 0.133mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Iron 0.23mg 0.4mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.649mg 0.4mg 2%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Choline 6.9mg 1%
Protein 0.98g 0.4g 1%
Calories 25kcal 13kcal 1%
Phosphorus 24mg 19mg 1%
Calcium 9mg 19mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 10mg 1%
Carbs 5.88g 3g 1%
Fats 0.18g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 2.88g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 3.53g N/A
Fiber 3g 2.9g 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.04mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 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 +145%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +96%
Contains more OtherOther +120%
Contains more FatsFats +11.1%
~equal in Water ~96.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -52.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +131.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14.5%

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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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/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.