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Melon vs. Cocoa solids — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are melon and cocoa solids different?

  • Cocoa solids are higher than melon in copper, iron, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, and selenium.
  • Cocoa solids cover your daily need for copper, 414% more than melon.
  • Melon is lower in saturated fat.
  • Melon has a higher glycemic index (62) than cocoa solids (24).

Melons, casaba, raw and Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened 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
1
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 356% 38% 134% 520% 1263% 186% 315% 2.7% 500% 78%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4436.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1063.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +737.4%
Contains more IronIron +3976.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +6213.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +9628.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14580%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10862.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3475%

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
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 0% 0% 2% 0% 20% 56% 41% 15% 27% 0% 6.3% 24% 6.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +420%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +677.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +841.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +202.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +57.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melon Cocoa solids DV% diff.
Copper 0.06mg 3.788mg 414%
Iron 0.34mg 13.86mg 169%
Manganese 0.035mg 3.837mg 165%
Fiber 0.9g 37g 144%
Magnesium 11mg 499mg 116%
Phosphorus 5mg 734mg 104%
Zinc 0.07mg 6.81mg 61%
Caffeine 0mg 230mg 58%
Potassium 182mg 1524mg 39%
Saturated fat 0.025g 8.07g 37%
Protein 1.11g 19.6g 37%
Selenium 0.4µg 14.3µg 25%
Vitamin C 21.8mg 0mg 24%
Fats 0.1g 13.7g 21%
Carbs 6.58g 57.9g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.241mg 16%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 2.185mg 12%
Calcium 11mg 128mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 4.57g 11%
Calories 28kcal 228kcal 10%
Folate 8µg 32µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.078mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.44g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 0.254mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.118mg 3%
Choline 7.6mg 12mg 1%
Sodium 9mg 21mg 1%
Net carbs 5.68g 20.9g N/A
Sugar 5.69g 1.75g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.293mg 0%
Threonine 0.776mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.76mg 0%
Leucine 1.189mg 0%
Lysine 0.983mg 0%
Methionine 0.202mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.941mg 0%
Valine 1.177mg 0%
Histidine 0.339mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Melon
1
7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
20% 14% 58% 3% 6%
Protein: 19.6 g
Fats: 13.7 g
Carbs: 57.9 g
Water: 3 g
Other: 5.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +2961.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1665.8%
Contains more FatsFats +13600%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +779.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1511.1%

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
62% 35% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.07 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.57 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.44 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +228400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1028.2%

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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. Cocoa solids - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169593/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.