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Melon vs. Cherry juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are melon and cherry juice different?

  • Melon is richer in vitamin B6, while cherry juice is higher in vitamin C.
  • Cherry juice covers your daily need for vitamin C, 11% more than melon.
  • Melon contains 5 times more vitamin B6 than cherry juice. Melon contains 0.163mg of vitamin B6, while cherry juice contains 0.03mg.
  • Melon is lower in sugar.
  • Melon has a higher glycemic index (62) than cherry juice (45).

Melons, casaba, raw and Babyfood, juice, apple - cherry types were 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
7
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 2.1% 2.1% 9.7% 13% 6.7% 0.82% 5.1% 0.52% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +266.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +133.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +140%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%
~equal in Iron ~0.35mg

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
8
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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6%
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 107% 0.33% 0.4% 0% 2.5% 4.6% 2.1% 0% 6.9% 0% 0.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +55%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +110.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +443.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1150%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +47.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melon Cherry juice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 21.8mg 32.1mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.03mg 10%
Copper 0.06mg 0.02mg 4%
Protein 1.11g 0.2g 2%
Carbs 6.58g 11.2g 2%
Magnesium 11mg 3mg 2%
Potassium 182mg 110mg 2%
Fiber 0.9g 0.3g 2%
Manganese 0.035mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 0.2µg 2%
Folate 8µg 0µg 2%
Calories 28kcal 47kcal 1%
Phosphorus 5mg 12mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 0.11mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1.9mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 5.68g 10.9g N/A
Calcium 11mg 7mg 0%
Iron 0.34mg 0.35mg 0%
Sugar 5.69g 10.5g N/A
Zinc 0.07mg 0.03mg 0%
Sodium 9mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.01mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.02g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.03g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Melon
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7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
11% 88%
Protein: 0.2 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 88.2 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +455%
Contains more OtherOther +20%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +70.2%
~equal in Fats ~0.1g
~equal in Water ~88.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Melon
2
38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
40% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.02 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.03 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +30%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20%

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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. Cherry juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167729/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.