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Horned melon vs. Welsh onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between horned melon and welsh onion

  • Horned melon contains less vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B2, and copper than welsh onion.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for welsh onion is 24% higher.
  • Welsh onion has 2 times less magnesium than horned melon. Horned melon has 40mg of magnesium, while welsh onion has 23mg.

Food types used in this article are Horned melon (Kiwano) and Onions, welsh, raw.

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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 16% 5.4% 19% 46% 23% 14% 21% 2.2% 18% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +73.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +251.3%
~equal in Iron ~1.22mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.52mg

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 90% 0% 10% 0% 13% 21% 7.5% 10% 17% 0% 484% 12% 2.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +41.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +409.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +433.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.169mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horned melon Welsh onion DV% diff.
Vitamin K 193.4µg 161%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 27mg 24%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.09mg 6%
Copper 0.02mg 0.07mg 6%
Manganese 0.039mg 0.137mg 4%
Magnesium 40mg 23mg 4%
Potassium 123mg 212mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Folate 3µg 16µg 3%
Phosphorus 37mg 49mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.05mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.072mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 0.4mg 1%
Choline 5.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.156g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Calories 44kcal 34kcal 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 1%
Fats 1.26g 0.4g 1%
Iron 1.13mg 1.22mg 1%
Calcium 13mg 18mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 17mg 1%
Protein 1.78g 1.9g 0%
Carbs 7.56g 6.5g 0%
Net carbs 7.56g 4.1g N/A
Sugar 2.18g N/A
Zinc 0.48mg 0.52mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.169mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.067g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.056g 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.081mg 0%
Leucine 0.113mg 0%
Lysine 0.095mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 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
2% 7% 91%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 90.5 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more FatsFats +215%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.3%
Contains more OtherOther +62.8%
~equal in Protein ~1.9g
~equal in Water ~90.5g

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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. Welsh onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170007/nutrients

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

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