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Horned melon vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between horned melon and green beans

  • Horned melon has more iron and magnesium; however, green beans have more manganese, vitamin A, folate, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for green beans is 11% higher.
  • Green beans have 2 times less magnesium than horned melon. Horned melon has 40mg of magnesium, while green beans have 18mg.
  • Horned melon has a higher glycemic index than green beans.

Food types used in this article are Horned melon (Kiwano) and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +122.2%
Contains more IronIron +73.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +92%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +238.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +185%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +630.8%

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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +147.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +83%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +357.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +196%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +546.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.614mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horned melon Green beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 40%
Fiber 3.2g 13%
Manganese 0.039mg 0.285mg 11%
Folate 3µg 33µg 8%
Iron 1.13mg 0.65mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.097mg 6%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 9.7mg 5%
Magnesium 40mg 18mg 5%
Copper 0.02mg 0.057mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.074mg 4%
Calcium 13mg 44mg 3%
Choline 16.9mg 3%
Vitamin A 7µg 32µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.25mg 2%
Fats 1.26g 0.28g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.074mg 2%
Potassium 123mg 146mg 1%
Phosphorus 37mg 29mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.056mg 1%
Calories 44kcal 35kcal 0%
Protein 1.78g 1.89g 0%
Carbs 7.56g 7.88g 0%
Net carbs 7.56g 4.68g N/A
Sugar 3.63g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 0.614mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 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
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more FatsFats +350%
Contains more OtherOther +69.8%
~equal in Protein ~1.89g
~equal in Carbs ~7.88g
~equal in Water ~89.22g

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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. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/nutrients

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

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