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Melon vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between melon and green beans?

  • Melon is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B6, yet green beans are richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, fiber, folate, and vitamin B2.
  • Green beans' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 38% higher.
  • Melon has 3 times more vitamin B6 than green beans. Melon has 0.163mg of vitamin B6, while green beans have 0.056mg.
  • Green beans have a lower glycemic index than melon.

We used Melons, casaba, raw and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types in this comparison.

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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
2
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 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more IronIron +91.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +257.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +480%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +714.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.057mg

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
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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +124.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +191.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +820%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +393.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +212.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +164.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1816%
Contains more FolateFolate +312.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +122.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melon Green beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2.5µg 47.9µg 38%
Vitamin C 21.8mg 9.7mg 13%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.285mg 11%
Fiber 0.9g 3.2g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.056mg 8%
Folate 8µg 33µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.074mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.097mg 5%
Iron 0.34mg 0.65mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 32µg 4%
Calcium 11mg 44mg 3%
Phosphorus 5mg 29mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.46mg 3%
Protein 1.11g 1.89g 2%
Magnesium 11mg 18mg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 16.9mg 2%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.25mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 0.614mg 2%
Potassium 182mg 146mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.145g 1%
Calories 28kcal 35kcal 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 5.68g 4.68g N/A
Carbs 6.58g 7.88g 0%
Sugar 5.69g 3.63g N/A
Copper 0.06mg 0.057mg 0%
Sodium 9mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 0.074mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.064g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 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
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +70.3%
Contains more FatsFats +180%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.8%
Contains more OtherOther +102.8%
~equal in Water ~89.22g

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
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +450%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +271.8%

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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. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.