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Lotus root vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lotus root and winter melon?

  • Lotus root is richer than winter melon in vitamin C, copper, vitamin B6, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, iron, manganese, vitamin B2, and fiber.
  • Lotus root's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 34% more.
  • Lotus root has 93 times more potassium than winter melon. While lotus root has 556mg of potassium, winter melon has only 6mg.

We used Lotus root, raw and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 14% 49% 44% 86% 11% 43% 5.2% 34% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +130%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +136.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9166.7%
Contains more IronIron +190%
Contains more CopperCopper +1017.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +426.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +350%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains more ZincZinc +56.4%

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 147% 0% 0% 0% 40% 51% 7.5% 23% 60% 0% 0% 9.8% 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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +238.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +183.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +637.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +160%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.4mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lotus root Winter melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 44mg 13mg 34%
Copper 0.257mg 0.023mg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.258mg 0.035mg 17%
Potassium 556mg 6mg 16%
Phosphorus 100mg 19mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.16mg 0.04mg 10%
Iron 1.16mg 0.4mg 10%
Manganese 0.261mg 0.058mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.22mg 0.11mg 8%
Fiber 4.9g 2.9g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.377mg 0.133mg 5%
Carbs 17.23g 3g 5%
Protein 2.6g 0.4g 4%
Calories 74kcal 13kcal 3%
Sodium 40mg 111mg 3%
Calcium 45mg 19mg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 10mg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.61mg 2%
Folate 13µg 5µg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 12.33g 0.1g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.03g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.02g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.051mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.094mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.047mg 0%
Valine 0.055mg 0%
Histidine 0.038mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 17.23 g
Water: 79.1 g
Other: 0.97 g
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +550%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +474.3%
Contains more OtherOther +223.3%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +21.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
43% 29% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.02 g
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +85%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +335%

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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. Lotus root - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169250/nutrients
  2. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.