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Horned melon vs. Okra — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are horned melon and okra different?

  • Horned melon is higher in iron; however, okra is richer in manganese, vitamin C, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin A, copper, calcium, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for okra is 33% higher.
  • Horned melon contains 2 times more iron than okra. While horned melon contains 1.13mg of iron, okra contains only 0.62mg.

Horned melon (Kiwano) and Okra, raw 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%
Okra
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 25% 26% 23% 36% 16% 26% 0.91% 103% 3.8%
Contains more IronIron +82.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +530.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +143.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +445%
Contains more ZincZinc +20.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +64.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1920.5%

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%
Okra
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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 77% 12% 5.4% 0% 50% 14% 19% 15% 50% 0% 78% 45% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +334%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +414.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +77%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +241.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horned melon Okra DV% diff.
Manganese 0.039mg 0.788mg 33%
Vitamin K 31.3µg 26%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 23mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.2mg 15%
Folate 3µg 60µg 14%
Fiber 3.2g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.215mg 12%
Copper 0.02mg 0.109mg 10%
Calcium 13mg 82mg 7%
Iron 1.13mg 0.62mg 6%
Potassium 123mg 299mg 5%
Magnesium 40mg 57mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.06mg 3%
Phosphorus 37mg 61mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 1mg 3%
Vitamin A 7µg 36µg 3%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Fats 1.26g 0.19g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.245mg 1%
Calories 44kcal 33kcal 1%
Fructose 0.57g 1%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.58mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Protein 1.78g 1.93g 0%
Carbs 7.56g 7.45g 0%
Net carbs 7.56g 4.25g N/A
Sugar 1.48g N/A
Starch 0.34g 0%
Sodium 2mg 7mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.027g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.081mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.091mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 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
Okra
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2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.45 g
Water: 89.58 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more FatsFats +563.2%
Contains more OtherOther +97.7%
~equal in Protein ~1.93g
~equal in Carbs ~7.45g
~equal in Water ~89.58g

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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. Okra - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169260/nutrients

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

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