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Horned melon vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between horned melon and flour

  • Horned melon has more vitamin C; however, flour is richer in vitamin B1, folate, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, manganese, copper, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
  • Flour's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 63% more.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of flour is 72, while the glycemic index of horned melon is 48.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Horned melon (Kiwano) and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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%
Flour
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +81.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15.4%
Contains more IronIron +310.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +620%
Contains more ZincZinc +45.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +191.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1648.7%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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%
Flour
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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% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +43.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3040%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3193.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +945%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +139.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +6000%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horned melon Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.785mg 63%
Selenium 33.9µg 62%
Folate 3µg 183µg 45%
Iron 1.13mg 4.64mg 44%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.494mg 37%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 5.904mg 33%
Manganese 0.039mg 0.682mg 28%
Carbs 7.56g 76.31g 23%
Protein 1.78g 10.33g 17%
Calories 44kcal 364kcal 16%
Copper 0.02mg 0.144mg 14%
Fiber 2.7g 11%
Phosphorus 37mg 108mg 10%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.438mg 5%
Magnesium 40mg 22mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.413g 3%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.7mg 2%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.155g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.044mg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Fats 1.26g 0.98g 0%
Net carbs 7.56g 73.61g N/A
Calcium 13mg 15mg 0%
Potassium 123mg 107mg 0%
Sugar 0.27g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 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
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more FatsFats +28.6%
Contains more WaterWater +646.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +480.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +909.4%
~equal in Other ~0.46g

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients

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

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