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Horned melon vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between horned melon and bananas

  • Horned melon is higher in iron; however, bananas are richer in vitamin B6, manganese, potassium, and copper.
  • Bananas' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 23% higher.
  • Horned melon has 4 times more iron than bananas. While horned melon has 1.13mg of iron, bananas have only 0.26mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Horned melon (Kiwano) and Bananas, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +48.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +160%
Contains more IronIron +334.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +220%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +68.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +191.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +290%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +592.3%

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 18% 2.3% 0% 0% 6.3% 3.5% 11% 11% 15% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Banana
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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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +64.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +24%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +386.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +482.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +566.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horned melon Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.367mg 23%
Iron 1.13mg 0.26mg 11%
Manganese 0.039mg 0.27mg 10%
Fiber 2.6g 10%
Potassium 123mg 358mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Copper 0.02mg 0.078mg 6%
Carbs 7.56g 22.84g 5%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 8.7mg 4%
Folate 3µg 20µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.073mg 4%
Magnesium 40mg 27mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.334mg 3%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.15mg 3%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Calories 44kcal 89kcal 2%
Phosphorus 37mg 22mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.031mg 1%
Calcium 13mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Fats 1.26g 0.33g 1%
Saturated fat 0.112g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 0.665mg 1%
Protein 1.78g 1.09g 1%
Net carbs 7.56g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 7µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 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
Banana
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23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +63.3%
Contains more FatsFats +281.8%
Contains more WaterWater +18.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +202.1%
Contains more OtherOther +93%

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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. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/nutrients

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

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