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Melon vs. Chocolate milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between melon and chocolate milk

  • Melon has more vitamin C and vitamin B6; however, chocolate milk is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin D, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Melon covers your daily vitamin C needs 23% more than chocolate milk.
  • Chocolate milk contains 4 times less vitamin B6 than melon. Melon contains 0.163mg of vitamin B6, while chocolate milk contains 0.04mg.
  • Melon has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of melon is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Melons, casaba, raw and Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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
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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 9.3% 34% 15% 9% 22% 11% 43% 7.8% 10% 10%
Contains more IronIron +41.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +918.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +485.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1920%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +120%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +375%
~equal in Potassium ~167mg
~equal in Copper ~0.065mg

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
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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 3% 9% 1.4% 20% 9.3% 37% 2.3% 18% 9.2% 41% 0.75% 3.8% 9.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2322.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +85.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +307.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +733.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +40%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +146.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +422.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +251.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +123.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melon Chocolate milk DV% diff.
Vitamin C 21.8mg 0.9mg 23%
Phosphorus 5mg 101mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.33µg 14%
Calcium 11mg 112mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.162mg 10%
Saturated fat 0.025g 2.104g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.04mg 9%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.3µg 7%
Vitamin D 0IU 51IU 6%
Fats 0.1g 3.39g 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 0.295mg 4%
Protein 1.11g 3.17g 4%
Calories 28kcal 83kcal 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 27µg 3%
Selenium 0.4µg 1.9µg 3%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.41mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.99g 2%
Choline 7.6mg 17mg 2%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.077mg 2%
Sodium 9mg 60mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.037mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 0.3µg 2%
Carbs 6.58g 10.34g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.124g 1%
Folate 8µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 0.125mg 1%
Iron 0.34mg 0.24mg 1%
Copper 0.06mg 0.065mg 1%
Net carbs 5.68g 9.54g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 13mg 0%
Potassium 182mg 167mg 0%
Sugar 5.69g 9.54g N/A
Fiber 0.9g 0.8g 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.07mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.135mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.164mg 0%
Leucine 0.3mg 0%
Lysine 0.265mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.164mg 0%
Valine 0.208mg 0%
Histidine 0.096mg 0%
Caffeine 0mg 1mg 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
3% 3% 10% 82%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 10.34 g
Water: 82.3 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +11.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +185.6%
Contains more FatsFats +3290%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.1%
Contains more OtherOther +122.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Melon
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38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +49400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +217.9%

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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. Chocolate milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170879/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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