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Melon vs. Gumdrop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are melon and gumdrop different?

  • Melon has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, copper, and potassium than gumdrop.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for melon is 24% higher.
  • Melon has less sugar.
  • Melon has a lower glycemic index (62) than gumdrop (78).

Melons, casaba, raw and Candies, gumdrops, starch jelly pieces 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
8
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 0.71% 0.9% 0.44% 15% 4% 0% 0.43% 5.7% 1.3% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3540%
Contains more CopperCopper +400%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +250%
Contains more IronIron +17.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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
10
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% 0% 0% 1.5% 3% 0.19% 0.72% 1.2% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +138.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2220%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3160%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melon Gumdrop DV% diff.
Carbs 6.58g 98.9g 31%
Vitamin C 21.8mg 0mg 24%
Calories 28kcal 396kcal 18%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.005mg 12%
Potassium 182mg 5mg 5%
Copper 0.06mg 0.012mg 5%
Fiber 0.9g 0.1g 3%
Folate 8µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 0µg 2%
Protein 1.11g 0g 2%
Sodium 9mg 44mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 1mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.013mg 1%
Zinc 0.07mg 0mg 1%
Phosphorus 5mg 1mg 1%
Calcium 11mg 3mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 0mg 1%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.01mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.006mg 1%
Iron 0.34mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 0.012mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0g 0%
Net carbs 5.68g 98.8g N/A
Sugar 5.69g 58.97g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Melon
4
7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.9 g
Water: 1 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +9085%
Contains more OtherOther +260%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1403%

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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. Gumdrop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167989/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.