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Focaccia vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between focaccia and melon?

  • Focaccia is richer in vitamin B1, iron, folate, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and manganese, yet melon is richer in vitamin C.
  • Focaccia's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 38% higher.
  • Focaccia has 62 times more sodium than melon. Focaccia has 561mg of sodium, while melon has 9mg.

We used Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain and Melons, casaba, raw types in this comparison.

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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 14% 11% 10% 119% 30% 36% 55% 73% 47% 87%
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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 +81.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +218.2%
Contains more IronIron +829.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +51.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2460%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +940%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3875%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%

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% 0% 28% 0% 118% 69% 69% 39% 26% 0% 14% 104% 1.6%
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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 EVitamin E +2740%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +871%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1481.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +667.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +128%
Contains more FolateFolate +1625%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +44.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +162.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Focaccia Melon DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.47mg 0.015mg 38%
Iron 3.16mg 0.34mg 35%
Folate 138µg 8µg 33%
Selenium 15.9µg 0.4µg 28%
Sodium 561mg 9mg 24%
Vitamin C 0mg 21.8mg 24%
Vitamin B3 3.67mg 0.232mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.031mg 21%
Phosphorus 128mg 5mg 18%
Protein 8.77g 1.11g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.67g 0.002g 14%
Manganese 0.364mg 0.035mg 14%
Fats 7.89g 0.1g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.084mg 11%
Calories 249kcal 28kcal 11%
Zinc 1.33mg 0.07mg 11%
Carbs 35.82g 6.58g 10%
Vitamin E 1.42mg 0.05mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.994g 0.039g 6%
Fiber 1.8g 0.9g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.163mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.877g 0.025g 4%
Copper 0.091mg 0.06mg 3%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 2.5µg 3%
Potassium 114mg 182mg 2%
Calcium 35mg 11mg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 11mg 2%
Choline 2.9mg 7.6mg 1%
Net carbs 34.02g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 1.75g 5.69g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 8% 36% 46%
Protein: 8.77 g
Fats: 7.89 g
Carbs: 35.82 g
Water: 45.91 g
Other: 1.61 g
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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 +690.1%
Contains more FatsFats +7790%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +444.4%
Contains more OtherOther +347.2%
Contains more WaterWater +100.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 75% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.877 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.994 g
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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 +283400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2448.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.1%

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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. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/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.