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Loquat vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between loquat and melon?

  • Loquat is higher in vitamin A, yet melon is higher in vitamin C.
  • Loquat's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 31% more.
  • Loquat has 5 times more phosphorus than melon. While loquat has 27mg of phosphorus, melon has only 5mg.

We used Loquats, raw and Melons, casaba, raw types 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.
Loquat
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 4.8% 23% 11% 13% 1.4% 12% 0.13% 19% 3.3%
Melon
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 16% 13% 20% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 4.6% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +45.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +440%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +322.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more IronIron +21.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +40%

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.
Loquat
3
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 3.3% 25% 0% 0% 4.8% 5.5% 3.4% 0% 23% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Melon
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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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +26.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +75%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2080%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Loquat Melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1mg 21.8mg 23%
Vitamin A 76µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.163mg 5%
Manganese 0.148mg 0.035mg 5%
Fiber 1.7g 0.9g 3%
Phosphorus 27mg 5mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 2%
Carbs 12.14g 6.58g 2%
Potassium 266mg 182mg 2%
Copper 0.04mg 0.06mg 2%
Folate 14µg 8µg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.024mg 0.031mg 1%
Protein 0.43g 1.11g 1%
Calories 47kcal 28kcal 1%
Iron 0.28mg 0.34mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 11mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 10.44g 5.68g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 5.69g N/A
Zinc 0.05mg 0.07mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 9mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.019mg 0.015mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.18mg 0.232mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.015mg 0%
Leucine 0.026mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.004mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.007mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Loquat
3
12% 87%
Protein: 0.43 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 12.14 g
Water: 86.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Melon
2
7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +84.5%
Contains more OtherOther +38.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +158.1%
~equal in Water ~91.85g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Loquat
2
29% 6% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.091 g
Melon
1
38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +133.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37.5%

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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. Loquat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169908/nutrients
  2. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/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.