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Kumquat vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between kumquat and watermelon

  • Kumquat is higher in vitamin C, fiber, iron, copper, calcium, and vitamin B2, yet watermelon is higher in vitamin A.
  • Kumquat covers your daily vitamin C needs 40% more than watermelon.
  • Kumquat contains 16 times more fiber than watermelon. While kumquat contains 6.5g of fiber, watermelon contains only 0.4g.
  • The amount of sugar in watermelon is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Kumquats, raw and Watermelon, 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 14% 19% 16% 32% 32% 4.6% 8.1% 1.3% 18% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +785.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.1%
Contains more IronIron +258.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +126.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +70%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +72.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +255.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 146% 5% 3% 0% 9.3% 21% 8% 12% 8.3% 0% 0% 13% 4.6%
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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +442%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +141%
Contains more FolateFolate +466.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +104.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.221mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kumquat Watermelon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 43.9mg 8.1mg 40%
Fiber 6.5g 0.4g 24%
Iron 0.86mg 0.24mg 8%
Copper 0.095mg 0.042mg 6%
Calcium 62mg 7mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.021mg 5%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Folate 17µg 3µg 4%
Manganese 0.135mg 0.038mg 4%
Carbs 15.9g 7.55g 3%
Protein 1.88g 0.61g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.429mg 0.178mg 2%
Calories 71kcal 30kcal 2%
Magnesium 20mg 10mg 2%
Potassium 186mg 112mg 2%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.05g 1%
Phosphorus 19mg 11mg 1%
Fats 0.86g 0.15g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.045mg 1%
Choline 8.4mg 4.1mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin A 15µg 28µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.05mg 1%
Net carbs 9.4g 7.15g N/A
Sugar 9.36g 6.2g N/A
Sodium 10mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.033mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.208mg 0.221mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.103g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.154g 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 16% 81%
Protein: 1.88 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 15.9 g
Water: 80.85 g
Other: 0.51 g
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +208.2%
Contains more FatsFats +473.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +110.6%
Contains more OtherOther +112.5%
Contains more WaterWater +13.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 36% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.171 g
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +316.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +242%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.5%

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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. Kumquat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168154/nutrients
  2. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/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.