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Horned melon vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between horned melon and marinara sauce?

  • Horned melon is higher in magnesium, yet marinara sauce is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin A, vitamin B6, copper, and potassium.
  • Marinara sauce's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 21% more.
  • Horned melon has 2 times more magnesium than marinara sauce. While horned melon has 40mg of magnesium, marinara sauce has only 18mg.

We used Horned melon (Kiwano) and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium 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% 8.1% 28% 29% 27% 5.5% 15% 3.9% 18% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +122.2%
Contains more IronIron +44.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +140%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +107.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +159.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +305%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +251.3%
~equal in Phosphorus ~34mg

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 6.7% 11% 48% 0% 6% 14% 73% 0% 40% 0% 35% 9.8% 7.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +165%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +371.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +306.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +593.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +174.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +333.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.024mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horned melon Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 3.917mg 21%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 16%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.173mg 8%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Copper 0.02mg 0.081mg 7%
Potassium 123mg 319mg 6%
Magnesium 40mg 18mg 5%
Iron 1.13mg 0.78mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 4%
Manganese 0.039mg 0.137mg 4%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 2mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.061mg 4%
Vitamin A 7µg 33µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 3%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.2mg 3%
Folate 3µg 13µg 3%
Choline 13.7mg 2%
Selenium 1.1µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.17g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 1%
Sodium 2mg 30mg 1%
Protein 1.78g 1.41g 1%
Calcium 13mg 27mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 1%
Calories 44kcal 51kcal 0%
Fats 1.26g 1.48g 0%
Carbs 7.56g 8.06g 0%
Net carbs 7.56g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 5.5g N/A
Phosphorus 37mg 34mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.024mg 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
8% 87%
Protein: 1.41 g
Fats: 1.48 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 87.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +26.2%
Contains more FatsFats +17.5%
Contains more OtherOther +286%
~equal in Carbs ~8.06g
~equal in Water ~87.39g

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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. Marinara sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171597/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.