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Melon vs. Chayote — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between melon and chayote

  • Melon has more vitamin C and vitamin B6; however, chayote has more folate, copper, manganese, and zinc.
  • Chayote's daily need coverage for folate is 21% more.
  • Melon has 3 times more sugar than chayote. Melon has 5.69g of sugar, while chayote has 1.66g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Melons, casaba, raw and Chayote, fruit, 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
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 8.6% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +54.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +105%
Contains more ZincZinc +957.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +260%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +440%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg
~equal in Iron ~0.34mg

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 26% 0% 2.4% 0% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +183.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +114.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +140%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +102.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +196.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +64%
Contains more FolateFolate +1062.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +21.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.029mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melon Chayote DV% diff.
Folate 8µg 93µg 21%
Vitamin C 21.8mg 7.7mg 16%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.189mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.076mg 7%
Copper 0.06mg 0.123mg 7%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.74mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 0.249mg 3%
Fiber 0.9g 1.7g 3%
Potassium 182mg 125mg 2%
Phosphorus 5mg 18mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.025mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 4.1µg 1%
Carbs 6.58g 4.51g 1%
Calcium 11mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 0.47mg 1%
Protein 1.11g 0.82g 1%
Calories 28kcal 19kcal 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.13g 0%
Net carbs 5.68g 2.81g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 12mg 0%
Iron 0.34mg 0.34mg 0%
Sugar 5.69g 1.66g N/A
Sodium 9mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.12mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.029mg 0%
Choline 7.6mg 9.2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.057g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.047mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Melon
Melon
3
7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +35.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +45.9%
Contains more OtherOther +20%
Contains more FatsFats +30%
~equal in Water ~94.24g

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% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -10.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46.2%

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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. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/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.