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Horned melon vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are horned melon and wafer different?

  • Horned melon is richer in vitamin C, while wafer is higher in copper, iron, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and folate.
  • Wafer covers your daily need for copper, 49% more than horned melon.
  • Horned melon is lower in sodium.
  • Wafer has a higher glycemic index (61) than horned melon (48).

Horned melon (Kiwano) and Cookies, chocolate wafers 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%
Wafer
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 9.3% 19% 150% 154% 30% 57% 76% 91% 31%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +32.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +138.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.7%
Contains more IronIron +254.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +2215%
Contains more ZincZinc +127.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +256.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1684.6%

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%
Wafer
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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% 1% 14% 0% 51% 61% 54% 23% 12% 11% 6% 35% 7.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +712%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1673.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +405.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +108.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1466.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horned melon Wafer DV% diff.
Copper 0.02mg 0.463mg 49%
Iron 1.13mg 4.01mg 36%
Manganese 0.039mg 0.696mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 28%
Sodium 2mg 580mg 25%
Carbs 7.56g 72.7g 22%
Fats 1.26g 14.2g 20%
Calories 44kcal 433kcal 19%
Saturated fat 4.241g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.266mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.203mg 15%
Fiber 3.4g 14%
Phosphorus 37mg 132mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 2.858mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 12%
Folate 3µg 47µg 11%
Protein 1.78g 6.6g 10%
Selenium 5.7µg 10%
Zinc 0.48mg 1.09mg 6%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.381mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 4%
Magnesium 40mg 53mg 3%
Caffeine 10mg 3%
Choline 14.3mg 3%
Potassium 123mg 210mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Calcium 13mg 31mg 2%
Cholesterol 2mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.051mg 1%
Net carbs 7.56g 69.3g N/A
Sugar 37.43g N/A
Vitamin A 7µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 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
Wafer
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7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more WaterWater +1877.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +270.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1027%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +861.6%
Contains more OtherOther +365.1%

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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. Wafer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172714/nutrients

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

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