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Horned melon vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between horned melon and lentil

  • Lentil is higher than horned melon in folate, iron, copper, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, potassium, and zinc.
  • Lentil's daily need coverage for folate is 45% higher.
  • Lentil has a lower glycemic index (29) than horned melon (48).

The food types used in this comparison are Horned melon (Kiwano) and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, 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%
Lentil
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +200%
Contains more IronIron +194.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1155%
Contains more ZincZinc +164.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +386.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1166.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~36mg
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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%
Lentil
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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 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +253.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +576%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +386.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +248.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +182.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +5933.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horned melon Lentil DV% diff.
Folate 3µg 181µg 45%
Fiber 7.9g 32%
Iron 1.13mg 3.33mg 28%
Copper 0.02mg 0.251mg 26%
Manganese 0.039mg 0.494mg 20%
Phosphorus 37mg 180mg 20%
Protein 1.78g 9.02g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.169mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.178mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.638mg 9%
Potassium 123mg 369mg 7%
Zinc 0.48mg 1.27mg 7%
Choline 32.7mg 6%
Selenium 2.8µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.073mg 4%
Calories 44kcal 116kcal 4%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 1.5mg 4%
Carbs 7.56g 20.13g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 1.06mg 3%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 1%
Calcium 13mg 19mg 1%
Magnesium 40mg 36mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Fats 1.26g 0.38g 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Net carbs 7.56g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 1.8g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 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
Lentil
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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more FatsFats +231.6%
Contains more WaterWater +27.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +406.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +166.3%
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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/nutrients

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

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