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Melon vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are melon and baby food different?

  • Baby food is higher than melon in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, copper, fiber, and vitamin E.
  • Baby food covers your daily need for iron, 590% more than melon.

Melons, casaba, raw and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified types were used 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.
Melon
1
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 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +809.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6563.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +140.1%
Contains more IronIron +13870.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +456.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +3328.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +7740%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6375%

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
2
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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +847.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +7260%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16153.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +8664.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14862.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1178.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +16%
Contains more FolateFolate +437.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +205.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melon Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 0.34mg 47.5mg 590%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 34.714mg 216%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 2.717mg 207%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 2.438mg 202%
Calcium 11mg 733mg 72%
Phosphorus 5mg 392mg 55%
Selenium 0.4µg 25.9µg 46%
Copper 0.06mg 0.334mg 30%
Fiber 0.9g 7.5g 26%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 3.68mg 24%
Vitamin C 21.8mg 2.3mg 22%
Carbs 6.58g 73.4g 22%
Protein 1.11g 12.2g 22%
Magnesium 11mg 100mg 21%
Zinc 0.07mg 2.4mg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 1.074mg 20%
Calories 28kcal 379kcal 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 1.697g 11%
Folate 8µg 43µg 9%
Potassium 182mg 437mg 8%
Fats 0.1g 4.4g 7%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.769g 3%
Choline 7.6mg 23.2mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 1.206g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.189mg 2%
Manganese 0.035mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 1.5µg 1%
Net carbs 5.68g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 5.69g 0.87g N/A
Sodium 9mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 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
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +1270.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +999.1%
Contains more FatsFats +4300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1015.5%
Contains more OtherOther +816.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Melon
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38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +60200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4251.3%

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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. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.