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Melon vs. Banana melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between melon and banana melon

  • Banana melon has less vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Melon covers your daily vitamin C needs 15% more than banana melon.
  • Banana melon contains 3 times less vitamin B6 than melon. Melon contains 0.163mg of vitamin B6, while banana melon contains 0.05mg.
  • Banana melon has less sugar.

Food varieties used in this article are Melons, casaba, raw and Melon, banana (Navajo).

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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
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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 7.1% 3.9% 12% 7.9% 12% 3.8% 3.9% 1.4% 4.7% 2.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30%
Contains more IronIron +61.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +71.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +80%
~equal in Magnesium ~10mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.036mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.4µg

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
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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%
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% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.2% 8.6% 4.2% 12% 0% 12% 15% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +169.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +72.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +226%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +98.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +96%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melon Banana melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 21.8mg 8.1mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.05mg 9%
Fructose 2.06g 3%
Folate 8µg 20µg 3%
Copper 0.06mg 0.035mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 4.9µg 2%
Iron 0.34mg 0.21mg 2%
Fiber 0.9g 0.3g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.018mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Carbs 6.58g 4.06g 1%
Potassium 182mg 140mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 0.46mg 1%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.14mg 1%
Phosphorus 5mg 9mg 1%
Protein 1.11g 0.84g 1%
Calories 28kcal 21kcal 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 5.68g 3.76g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 10mg 0%
Calcium 11mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 5.69g 3.36g N/A
Sodium 9mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0mg 0%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.036mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 0.07mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 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
4% 95%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.06 g
Water: 94.66 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +32.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +62.1%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
~equal in Water ~94.66g

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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. Banana melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167629/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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