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Fruit salad vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fruit salad and watermelon different?

  • Watermelon has more vitamin C than fruit salad.
  • Fruit salad contains 3 times more fiber than watermelon. While fruit salad contains 1g of fiber, watermelon contains only 0.4g.
  • Fruit salad has a lower glycemic index (54) than watermelon (76).

Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids and Watermelon, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 5.7% 3.3% 10% 9.4% 17% 3.8% 6% 0.65% 20% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +19%
Contains more ZincZinc +40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +297.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
~equal in Potassium ~112mg
~equal in Iron ~0.24mg

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 11% 10% 0% 0% 2.8% 3.2% 6.7% 3.2% 6.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +145.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +317%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~28µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruit salad Watermelon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 3.3mg 8.1mg 5%
Manganese 0.151mg 0.038mg 5%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.053mg 0.221mg 3%
Fiber 1g 0.4g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.033mg 2%
Carbs 13.05g 7.55g 2%
Calories 50kcal 30kcal 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Choline 4.1mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.027mg 0.045mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.356mg 0.178mg 1%
Copper 0.05mg 0.042mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.014mg 0.021mg 1%
Protein 0.51g 0.61g 0%
Fats 0.03g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 12.05g 7.15g N/A
Magnesium 8mg 10mg 0%
Calcium 11mg 7mg 0%
Potassium 116mg 112mg 0%
Iron 0.25mg 0.24mg 0%
Sugar 6.2g N/A
Zinc 0.14mg 0.1mg 0%
Phosphorus 14mg 11mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin A 30µg 28µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Folate 3µg 3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.004g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.011g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 86%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.03 g
Carbs: 13.05 g
Water: 86.15 g
Other: 0.26 g
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +72.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.6%
Contains more FatsFats +400%
~equal in Water ~91.45g
~equal in Other ~0.24g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 25% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.004 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +640%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +354.5%

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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. Fruit salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174670/nutrients
  2. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/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.