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Horned melon vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are horned melon and tofu different?

  • Horned melon is richer in vitamin C, while tofu is higher in iron, calcium, manganese, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Tofu covers your daily need for iron, 53% more than horned melon.
  • Horned melon contains 53 times more vitamin C than tofu. Horned melon contains 5.3mg of vitamin C, while tofu contains 0.1mg.
  • Horned melon has a higher glycemic index (48) than tofu (15).

Horned melon (Kiwano) and Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate 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%
Tofu
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 105% 11% 201% 64% 22% 42% 0.91% 79% 49%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2592.3%
Contains more IronIron +374.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +865%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +162.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1451.3%
~equal in Potassium ~121mg

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%
Tofu
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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 0.33% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 12% 3.7% 4.1% 11% 0% 6% 11% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +189.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +169.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +224%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +246.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horned melon Tofu DV% diff.
Iron 1.13mg 5.36mg 53%
Calcium 13mg 350mg 34%
Manganese 0.039mg 0.605mg 25%
Copper 0.02mg 0.193mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.699g 18%
Selenium 8.9µg 16%
Protein 1.78g 8.08g 13%
Phosphorus 37mg 97mg 9%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 0.1mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.081mg 5%
Fats 1.26g 4.78g 5%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.691g 3%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.8mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.056g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.052mg 3%
Folate 3µg 15µg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.068mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 0.195mg 2%
Calories 44kcal 76kcal 2%
Carbs 7.56g 1.87g 2%
Magnesium 40mg 30mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.047mg 1%
Fiber 0.3g 1%
Net carbs 7.56g 1.57g N/A
Potassium 123mg 121mg 0%
Sugar 0.62g N/A
Sodium 2mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.12mg 0%
Threonine 0.402mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.435mg 0%
Leucine 0.713mg 0%
Lysine 0.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.108mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.428mg 0%
Valine 0.446mg 0%
Histidine 0.221mg 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
Tofu
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8% 5% 2% 85%
Protein: 8.08 g
Fats: 4.78 g
Carbs: 1.87 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +304.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +353.9%
Contains more FatsFats +279.4%
Contains more OtherOther +67.4%
~equal in Water ~84.55g

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. Tofu - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172476/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.