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Horned melon vs. Orange juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between horned melon and orange juice?

  • Horned melon is higher in iron and magnesium, yet orange juice is higher in vitamin C, folate, and vitamin B1.
  • Orange juice's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 50% more.
  • Horned melon has 10 times more zinc than orange juice. While horned melon has 0.48mg of zinc, orange juice has only 0.05mg.

We used Horned melon (Kiwano) and Orange juice, raw 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 7.9% 3.3% 18% 7.5% 15% 1.4% 7.3% 0.13% 1.8% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +263.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.2%
Contains more IronIron +465%
Contains more ZincZinc +860%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +117.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +178.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +120%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%

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 167% 3.3% 0.8% 0% 23% 6.9% 7.5% 11% 9.2% 0% 0.25% 23% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +41.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +57.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +843.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +260%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.19mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horned melon Orange juice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 5.3mg 50mg 50%
Iron 1.13mg 0.2mg 12%
Magnesium 40mg 11mg 7%
Folate 3µg 30µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.09mg 5%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.05mg 4%
Copper 0.02mg 0.044mg 3%
Phosphorus 37mg 17mg 3%
Fats 1.26g 0.2g 2%
Potassium 123mg 200mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.04mg 2%
Protein 1.78g 0.7g 2%
Carbs 7.56g 10.4g 1%
Choline 6.2mg 1%
Manganese 0.039mg 0.014mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.03mg 1%
Calories 44kcal 45kcal 0%
Net carbs 7.56g 10.2g N/A
Calcium 13mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 8.4g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin A 7µg 10µg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.19mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.024g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.04g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.008mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.003mg 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
10% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.4 g
Water: 88.3 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +154.3%
Contains more FatsFats +530%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.6%
~equal in Water ~88.3g
~equal in Other ~0.4g

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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. Orange juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169098/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.