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Melon vs. Black turtle bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are melon and black turtle bean different?

  • Melon is higher in vitamin C; however, black turtle bean is richer in folate, iron, copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, fiber, manganese, potassium, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for black turtle bean is 109% higher.
  • Black turtle bean has a lower glycemic index (20) than melon (62).

Melons, casaba, raw and Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, raw are the varieties 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
Melon
0
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 114% 48% 132% 326% 333% 60% 189% 1.2% 130% 17%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1354.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1354.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +724.2%
Contains more IronIron +2458.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1566.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +3042.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +8700%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2757.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +700%
~equal in Sodium ~9mg

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
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 0% 0% 4.2% 0% 225% 45% 37% 54% 66% 0% 14% 333% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +320%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +522.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +742.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +970.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +124%
Contains more FolateFolate +5450%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melon Black turtle bean DV% diff.
Folate 8µg 444µg 109%
Iron 0.34mg 8.7mg 105%
Copper 0.06mg 1mg 104%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.9mg 74%
Phosphorus 5mg 440mg 62%
Fiber 0.9g 15.5g 58%
Manganese 0.035mg 1mg 42%
Protein 1.11g 21.25g 40%
Potassium 182mg 1500mg 39%
Magnesium 11mg 160mg 35%
Vitamin C 21.8mg 0mg 24%
Carbs 6.58g 63.25g 19%
Zinc 0.07mg 2.2mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 0.899mg 16%
Calories 28kcal 339kcal 16%
Calcium 11mg 160mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.193mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 1.955mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.286mg 9%
Selenium 0.4µg 3.2µg 5%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 5.6µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.387g 2%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.232g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.9g 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.21mg 1%
Net carbs 5.68g 47.75g N/A
Sugar 5.69g 2.12g N/A
Sodium 9mg 9mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.078g 0%
Tryptophan 0.252mg 0%
Threonine 0.894mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.697mg 0%
Lysine 1.459mg 0%
Methionine 0.32mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.149mg 0%
Valine 1.112mg 0%
Histidine 0.592mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Melon
Melon
1
7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
21% 63% 11% 4%
Protein: 21.25 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 63.25 g
Water: 11 g
Other: 3.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +735%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1814.4%
Contains more FatsFats +800%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +861.2%
Contains more OtherOther +900%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Melon
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
33% 11% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.232 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.078 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.387 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +892.3%

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. Black turtle bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175186/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.