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Horned melon vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between horned melon and potato salad

  • Horned melon has more iron and magnesium; however, potato salad is higher in copper, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and vitamin C.
  • Potato salad covers your daily sodium needs 23% more than horned melon.
  • Potato salad contains 3 times less magnesium than horned melon. Horned melon contains 40mg of magnesium, while potato salad contains 15mg.
  • Horned melon has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Horned melon (Kiwano) and Potato salad, home-prepared.

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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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more IronIron +73.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +54.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +106.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +490%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +159%

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +88.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +357.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +208%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +57.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +191.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +123.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horned melon Potato salad DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 25%
Cholesterol 68mg 23%
Sodium 2mg 529mg 23%
Copper 0.02mg 0.118mg 11%
Fats 1.26g 8.2g 11%
Selenium 4.1µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.534mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 6%
Saturated fat 1.429g 6%
Magnesium 40mg 15mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.141mg 6%
Iron 1.13mg 0.65mg 6%
Calories 44kcal 143kcal 5%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 10mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.077mg 4%
Potassium 123mg 254mg 4%
Vitamin A 7µg 32µg 3%
Manganese 0.039mg 0.101mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.06mg 3%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.31mg 2%
Phosphorus 37mg 52mg 2%
Protein 1.78g 2.68g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 0.89mg 2%
Carbs 7.56g 11.17g 1%
Folate 3µg 7µg 1%
Calcium 13mg 19mg 1%
Net carbs 7.56g 9.87g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 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
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more WaterWater +17.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +50.6%
Contains more FatsFats +550.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.8%
Contains more OtherOther +353.5%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/nutrients

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

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