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Horned melon vs. Apricot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between horned melon and apricots

  • Horned melon has more iron and magnesium; however, apricots are richer in vitamin A, copper, and vitamin C.
  • Apricots' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 23% more.
  • Horned melon contains 4 times more magnesium than apricots. Horned melon contains 40mg of magnesium, while apricots contain 10mg.
  • Horned melon has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of horned melon is 48, while the glycemic index of apricots is 34.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Horned melon (Kiwano) and Apricots, 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 29% 3.9% 11% 42% 6.7% 13% 16% 0.26% 5.1% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more IronIron +189.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +140%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +110.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +290%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +97.4%
~equal in Calcium ~13mg

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 18% 2.3% 0% 0% 6.3% 3.5% 11% 11% 15% 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 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +88.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1271.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.6mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horned melon Apricot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 7µg 96µg 10%
Iron 1.13mg 0.39mg 9%
Fiber 2g 8%
Magnesium 40mg 10mg 7%
Copper 0.02mg 0.078mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.89mg 6%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 10mg 5%
Potassium 123mg 259mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 3%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.2mg 3%
Manganese 0.039mg 0.077mg 2%
Phosphorus 37mg 23mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.04mg 2%
Folate 3µg 9µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.24mg 1%
Choline 2.8mg 1%
Carbs 7.56g 11.12g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.077g 1%
Fats 1.26g 0.39g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.054mg 1%
Protein 1.78g 1.4g 1%
Fructose 0.94g 1%
Calories 44kcal 48kcal 0%
Net carbs 7.56g 9.12g N/A
Calcium 13mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 9.24g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 0.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.17g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.78 g
Fats: 1.26 g
Carbs: 7.56 g
Water: 88.97 g
Other: 0.43 g
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.1%
Contains more FatsFats +223.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.1%
Contains more OtherOther +72.1%
~equal in Water ~86.35g

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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. Horned melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167791/nutrients
  2. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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