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English muffin vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between English muffins and melon

  • English muffins have more phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, copper, and folate; however, melon has more vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Melon's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 24% more.
  • English muffins have 52 times more sodium than melon. English muffins have 464mg of sodium, while melon has 9mg.
  • English muffins have a higher glycemic index than melon.

The food varieties used in the comparison are English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 16% 12% 33% 43% 19% 57% 61% 47% 0%
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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 +90.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +372.7%
Contains more IronIron +161.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +115%
Contains more ZincZinc +900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2560%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +920%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%

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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 45% 36% 29% 27% 9.9% 5% 0% 28% 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 +1106.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +396.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +575%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +431%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +362.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +21700%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +279.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient English muffin Melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.1mg 21.8mg 24%
Sodium 464mg 9mg 20%
Phosphorus 133mg 5mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.181mg 0.015mg 14%
Manganese 0.357mg 0.035mg 14%
Protein 7.7g 1.11g 13%
Carbs 46g 6.58g 13%
Calories 235kcal 28kcal 10%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.163mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.031mg 9%
Copper 0.129mg 0.06mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.566mg 0.232mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.446mg 0.084mg 7%
Iron 0.89mg 0.34mg 7%
Folate 37µg 8µg 7%
Fiber 2.7g 0.9g 7%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.07mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.888g 0.039g 6%
Calcium 52mg 11mg 4%
Fats 1.8g 0.1g 3%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 11mg 2%
Potassium 131mg 182mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.302g 0.002g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.259g 0.025g 1%
Net carbs 43.3g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 5.69g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.242mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.315mg 0%
Leucine 0.553mg 0%
Lysine 0.241mg 0%
Methionine 0.139mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.379mg 0%
Valine 0.353mg 0%
Histidine 0.17mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 2% 46% 42% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 1.8 g
Carbs: 46 g
Water: 42.1 g
Other: 2.4 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 +593.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +599.1%
Contains more OtherOther +566.7%
Contains more WaterWater +118.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 21% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.259 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.302 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.888 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 +15000%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2176.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.3%

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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. English muffin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173238/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.