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Horned melon vs. Falafel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are horned melon and falafel different?

  • Falafel has more iron, manganese, copper, folate, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and magnesium than horned melon.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for falafel is 29% higher.
  • Horned melon has less sodium.
  • Falafel has a lower glycemic index (33) than horned melon (48).

Horned melon (Kiwano) and Falafel, home-prepared 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 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 59% 16% 52% 128% 86% 41% 82% 38% 90% 5.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +105%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +315.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +375.6%
Contains more IronIron +202.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1190%
Contains more ZincZinc +212.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +418.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1671.8%

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 5.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 38% 20% 18% 29% 0% 0% 70% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +231.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +484%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1006.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +84.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +59.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +98.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +3000%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horned melon Falafel DV% diff.
Iron 1.13mg 3.42mg 29%
Manganese 0.039mg 0.691mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 28%
Copper 0.02mg 0.258mg 26%
Fats 1.26g 17.8g 25%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 25%
Folate 3µg 93µg 23%
Protein 1.78g 13.31g 23%
Phosphorus 37mg 192mg 22%
Calories 44kcal 333kcal 14%
Potassium 123mg 585mg 14%
Sodium 2mg 294mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.166mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.383g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.146mg 10%
Magnesium 40mg 82mg 10%
Zinc 0.48mg 1.5mg 9%
Carbs 7.56g 31.84g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.125mg 5%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 1.6mg 4%
Calcium 13mg 54mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 1.044mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.292mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 1µg 1%
Net carbs 7.56g 31.84g N/A
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 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
13% 18% 32% 35% 2%
Protein: 13.31 g
Fats: 17.8 g
Carbs: 31.84 g
Water: 34.62 g
Other: 2.43 g
Contains more WaterWater +157%
Contains more ProteinProtein +647.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1312.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +321.2%
Contains more OtherOther +465.1%

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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. Falafel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172455/nutrients

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

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