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Horned melon vs. Garden rhubarb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are horned melon and garden rhubarb different?

  • Horned melon is richer in iron and magnesium, while garden rhubarb is higher in calcium and manganese.
  • Horned melon covers your daily need for iron, 11% more than garden rhubarb.
  • Horned melon contains 5 times more zinc than garden rhubarb. Horned melon contains 0.48mg of zinc, while garden rhubarb contains 0.1mg.
  • Horned melon has a higher glycemic index (48) than garden rhubarb (13).

Horned melon (Kiwano) and Rhubarb, raw types were 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more IronIron +413.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +380%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +164.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +561.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +134.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +402.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.021mg

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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +40%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +88.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +115.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +162.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +50.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horned melon Garden rhubarb DV% diff.
Vitamin K 29.3µg 24%
Iron 1.13mg 0.22mg 11%
Manganese 0.039mg 0.196mg 7%
Magnesium 40mg 12mg 7%
Calcium 13mg 86mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Potassium 123mg 288mg 5%
Phosphorus 37mg 14mg 3%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.024mg 3%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.085mg 2%
Protein 1.78g 0.9g 2%
Selenium 1.1µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 0.3mg 2%
Fats 1.26g 0.2g 2%
Folate 3µg 7µg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Calories 44kcal 21kcal 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.099g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.03mg 1%
Carbs 7.56g 4.54g 1%
Net carbs 7.56g 2.74g N/A
Sugar 1.1g N/A
Copper 0.02mg 0.021mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 7µg 5µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.02mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.039g 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +97.8%
Contains more FatsFats +530%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +66.5%
Contains more OtherOther +74.4%
~equal in Water ~93.61g

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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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/nutrients

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

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