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Melon vs. Green bean raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between melon and green bean raw

  • Melon has more vitamin C; however, green bean raw is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, manganese, fiber, folate, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • Green bean raw covers your daily vitamin K needs 34% more than melon.
  • Green bean raw contains 2 times less vitamin C than melon. Melon contains 21.8mg of vitamin C, while green bean raw contains 12.2mg.
  • The glycemic index of melon is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Melons, casaba, raw and Beans, snap, green, 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
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 18% 11% 19% 39% 23% 6.5% 16% 0.78% 28% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +127.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +236.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.9%
Contains more IronIron +202.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +15%
Contains more ZincZinc +242.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +660%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +517.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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 41% 12% 8.2% 0% 21% 24% 14% 14% 33% 0% 108% 25% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +78.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +720%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +446.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +235.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +216.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +167.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1620%
Contains more FolateFolate +312.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +101.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melon Green bean raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2.5µg 43µg 34%
Vitamin C 21.8mg 12.2mg 11%
Iron 0.34mg 1.03mg 9%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.216mg 8%
Fiber 0.9g 2.7g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.082mg 6%
Folate 8µg 33µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.104mg 6%
Phosphorus 5mg 38mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 35µg 4%
Magnesium 11mg 25mg 3%
Calcium 11mg 37mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 0.225mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 0.734mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.141mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.41mg 2%
Fructose 1.39g 2%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.24mg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 15.3mg 1%
Protein 1.11g 1.83g 1%
Copper 0.06mg 0.069mg 1%
Potassium 182mg 211mg 1%
Calories 28kcal 31kcal 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.22g 0%
Carbs 6.58g 6.97g 0%
Net carbs 5.68g 4.27g N/A
Sugar 5.69g 3.26g N/A
Starch 0.88g 0%
Sodium 9mg 6mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.05g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.113g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.079mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.112mg 0%
Lysine 0.088mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.067mg 0%
Valine 0.09mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 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% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 6.97 g
Water: 90.32 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +64.9%
Contains more FatsFats +120%
Contains more OtherOther +83.3%
~equal in Carbs ~6.97g
~equal in Water ~90.32g

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% 6% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.113 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +189.7%

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 bean raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169961/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.