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Horned melon vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between horned melon and lime

  • Horned melon has more magnesium and iron; however, lime is richer in vitamin C.
  • Lime covers your daily vitamin C needs 26% more than horned melon.
  • Lime has 7 times less magnesium than horned melon. Horned melon has 40mg of magnesium, while lime has 6mg.
  • Horned melon has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of horned melon is 48, while the glycemic index of lime is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Horned melon (Kiwano) and Limes, raw.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.6%
Contains more IronIron +88.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +336.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +105.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +387.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +153.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +225%
~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%
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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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +182.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +449.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horned melon Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin C 5.3mg 29.1mg 26%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Magnesium 40mg 6mg 8%
Iron 1.13mg 0.6mg 7%
Copper 0.02mg 0.065mg 5%
Phosphorus 37mg 18mg 3%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.11mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.043mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 0.2mg 2%
Protein 1.78g 0.7g 2%
Fats 1.26g 0.2g 2%
Calcium 13mg 33mg 2%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Folate 3µg 8µg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.217mg 1%
Calories 44kcal 30kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Manganese 0.039mg 0.008mg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 2µg 1%
Potassium 123mg 102mg 1%
Carbs 7.56g 10.54g 1%
Net carbs 7.56g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 1.69g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.02mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 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
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +154.3%
Contains more FatsFats +530%
Contains more OtherOther +43.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39.4%
~equal in Water ~88.26g

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.