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Horned melon vs. Custard apple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between horned melon and custard apple?

  • Horned melon is higher in iron and magnesium, yet custard apple is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, and vitamin B2.
  • Custard apple's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 15% more.
  • Horned melon has 2 times more magnesium than custard apple. While horned melon has 40mg of magnesium, custard apple has only 18mg.

We used Horned melon (Kiwano) and Custard-apple, (bullock's-heart), raw types 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 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% 9% 34% 27% 0% 0% 9% 0.52% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +122.2%
Contains more IronIron +59.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +76.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +130.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +210.6%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 64% 0.67% 0% 0% 20% 23% 9.4% 8.1% 51% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +35.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +262.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +250.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horned melon Custard apple DV% diff.
Vitamin C 5.3mg 19.2mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.221mg 12%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Potassium 123mg 382mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.1mg 7%
Carbs 7.56g 25.2g 6%
Magnesium 40mg 18mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.08mg 5%
Iron 1.13mg 0.71mg 5%
Zinc 0.48mg 4%
Calories 44kcal 101kcal 3%
Manganese 0.039mg 2%
Phosphorus 37mg 21mg 2%
Copper 0.02mg 2%
Calcium 13mg 30mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 2µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.135mg 1%
Fats 1.26g 0.6g 1%
Folate 3µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.231g 1%
Protein 1.78g 1.7g 0%
Net carbs 7.56g 22.8g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 0.5mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.004mg 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% 25% 72%
Protein: 1.7 g
Fats: 0.6 g
Carbs: 25.2 g
Water: 71.5 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more FatsFats +110%
Contains more WaterWater +24.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +233.3%
Contains more OtherOther +132.6%
~equal in Protein ~1.7g

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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. Custard apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171725/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.