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

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How are horned melon and tuna salad different?

  • Horned melon is higher in magnesium; however, tuna salad is richer in vitamin B3, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for tuna salad is 38% higher.
  • Horned melon contains 2 times more magnesium than tuna salad. While horned melon contains 40mg of magnesium, tuna salad contains only 19mg.
  • Horned melon has less sodium.

Horned melon (Kiwano) and Fish, tuna salad 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 5.1% 16% 38% 48% 15% 76% 52% 5.2% 225%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110.5%
Contains more IronIron +13%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +625%
Contains more ZincZinc +16.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +381.1%
~equal in Manganese ~0.04mg

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 7.3% 8% 0% 0% 7.8% 16% 126% 16% 19% 150% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +140.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +242.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +24%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1085.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +42.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horned melon Tuna salad DV% diff.
Selenium 41.2µg 75%
Vitamin B12 1.2µg 50%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 6.7mg 38%
Protein 1.78g 16.04g 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.122g 27%
Phosphorus 37mg 178mg 20%
Sodium 2mg 402mg 17%
Copper 0.02mg 0.145mg 14%
Fats 1.26g 9.26g 12%
Calories 44kcal 187kcal 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.887g 7%
Saturated fat 1.544g 7%
Magnesium 40mg 19mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.07mg 4%
Cholesterol 13mg 4%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 2.2mg 3%
Iron 1.13mg 1mg 2%
Potassium 123mg 178mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 24µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.26mg 2%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.56mg 1%
Carbs 7.56g 9.41g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.031mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.081mg 1%
Folate 3µg 8µg 1%
Net carbs 7.56g 9.41g N/A
Calcium 13mg 17mg 0%
Manganese 0.039mg 0.04mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.18mg 0%
Threonine 0.701mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.739mg 0%
Leucine 1.293mg 0%
Lysine 1.457mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.626mg 0%
Valine 0.824mg 0%
Histidine 0.467mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.055g N/A

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
16% 9% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 16.04 g
Fats: 9.26 g
Carbs: 9.41 g
Water: 63.16 g
Other: 2.13 g
Contains more WaterWater +40.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +801.1%
Contains more FatsFats +634.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.5%
Contains more OtherOther +395.3%

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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. Tuna salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175160/nutrients

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

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