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Melon vs. Acerola juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between melon and acerola juice

  • Melon has more vitamin B6; however, acerola juice is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Acerola juice covers your daily vitamin C needs 1754% more than melon.
  • Acerola juice contains 41 times less vitamin B6 than melon. Melon contains 0.163mg of vitamin B6, while acerola juice contains 0.004mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Melons, casaba, raw and Acerola juice, 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3% 8.6% 19% 29% 2.7% 3.9% 0.39% 0% 0.55%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains more IronIron +47.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +43.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg
~equal in Calcium ~10mg

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.
Melon
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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 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 5333% 8.3% 3.6% 0% 5% 14% 7.5% 12% 0.92% 0% 3.5% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3975%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +78.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +7239.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +260%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +93.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +144%
Contains more FolateFolate +75%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melon Acerola juice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 21.8mg 1600mg 1754%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.004mg 12%
Potassium 182mg 97mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 25µg 3%
Copper 0.06mg 0.086mg 3%
Manganese 0.035mg 2%
Folate 8µg 14µg 2%
Fiber 0.9g 0.3g 2%
Iron 0.34mg 0.5mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 0.205mg 2%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.1µg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 0.4mg 1%
Carbs 6.58g 4.8g 1%
Phosphorus 5mg 9mg 1%
Protein 1.11g 0.4g 1%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.18mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 1.4µg 1%
Calories 28kcal 23kcal 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 5.68g 4.5g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 12mg 0%
Calcium 11mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 5.69g 4.5g N/A
Zinc 0.07mg 0.1mg 0%
Sodium 9mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.02mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.068g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.082g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.09g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Melon
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7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
5% 94%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 4.8 g
Water: 94.3 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +177.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.1%
Contains more OtherOther +80%
Contains more FatsFats +200%
~equal in Water ~94.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.068 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.09 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4000%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +130.8%

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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. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/nutrients
  2. Acerola juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171687/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.