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Horned melon vs. Halva — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are horned melon and halva different?

  • Halva is higher than horned melon in copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, folate, and vitamin B3.
  • Halva covers your daily need for copper, 131% more than horned melon.

Horned melon (Kiwano) and Candies, halavah, plain types were 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%
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +445%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +153.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +52%
Contains more IronIron +300.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +5910%
Contains more ZincZinc +800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1540.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2138.5%

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%
Halva
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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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1596%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +486.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +405.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +452.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +2066.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.174mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horned melon Halva DV% diff.
Copper 0.02mg 1.202mg 131%
Phosphorus 37mg 607mg 81%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.481g 57%
Iron 1.13mg 4.53mg 43%
Magnesium 40mg 218mg 42%
Manganese 0.039mg 0.873mg 36%
Zinc 0.48mg 4.32mg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.424mg 33%
Fats 1.26g 21.52g 31%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.348mg 22%
Selenium 11.5µg 21%
Protein 1.78g 12.49g 21%
Calories 44kcal 469kcal 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.194g 20%
Saturated fat 4.127g 19%
Fiber 4.5g 18%
Carbs 7.56g 60.49g 18%
Folate 3µg 65µg 16%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 2.856mg 14%
Sodium 2mg 195mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.088mg 6%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 0.1mg 6%
Potassium 123mg 187mg 2%
Calcium 13mg 33mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 7.56g 55.99g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.174mg 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
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +2324.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +601.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1607.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +700.1%
Contains more OtherOther +325.6%

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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. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/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.