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Mango vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mango and watermelon

  • Watermelon has less vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, copper, vitamin B6, and vitamin E.
  • Mango's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 31% more.
  • Mango has 18 times more vitamin E than watermelon. Mango has 0.9mg of vitamin E, while watermelon has 0.05mg.
  • Watermelon is lower in sugar.
  • Watermelon has a higher glycemic index than mango.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Mangos, 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.
Mango
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.3% 15% 6% 37% 2.5% 6% 0.13% 8.2% 3.3%
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 CalciumCalcium +57.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50%
Contains more CopperCopper +164.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +65.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more IronIron +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~10mg
~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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.
Mango
9
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 121% 18% 18% 0% 7% 8.8% 13% 12% 27% 0% 11% 32% 4.1%
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 +349.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +92.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +81%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +275.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +164.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4100%
Contains more FolateFolate +1333.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +85.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mango Watermelon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 36.4mg 8.1mg 31%
Folate 43µg 3µg 10%
Copper 0.111mg 0.042mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.119mg 0.045mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.05mg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 0.4g 5%
Vitamin K 4.2µg 0.1µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.669mg 0.178mg 3%
Vitamin A 54µg 28µg 3%
Calories 60kcal 30kcal 2%
Fructose 4.68g 3.36g 2%
Carbs 14.98g 7.55g 2%
Potassium 168mg 112mg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 4.1mg 1%
Iron 0.16mg 0.24mg 1%
Manganese 0.063mg 0.038mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.038mg 0.021mg 1%
Protein 0.82g 0.61g 0%
Fats 0.38g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 13.38g 7.15g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 10mg 0%
Calcium 11mg 7mg 0%
Sugar 13.66g 6.2g N/A
Zinc 0.09mg 0.1mg 0%
Phosphorus 14mg 11mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.033mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.197mg 0.221mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.14g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.071g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.031mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.029mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0.006mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mango
4
15% 83%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 14.98 g
Water: 83.46 g
Other: 0.36 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 +34.4%
Contains more FatsFats +153.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +98.4%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
~equal in Water ~91.45g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mango
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30% 46% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.14 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.071 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 +278.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +42%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mango
3
51% 15% 34%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 6.97 g
Glucose: 2.01 g
Fructose: 4.68 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
19% 25% 54%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.21 g
Glucose: 1.58 g
Fructose: 3.36 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +476%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +27.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +39.3%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Mango - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169910/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.

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