Melon vs. Coconut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between melon and coconut?

Melon is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B6, yet coconut is higher in manganese, copper, fiber, iron, selenium, phosphorus, and zinc.
Coconut's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 148% more.
Melon has 7 times more vitamin C than coconut. While melon has 21.8mg of vitamin C, coconut has only 3.3mg.
The amount of saturated fat in melon is lower.

We used Melons, casaba, raw and Nuts, coconut meat, raw types 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

Coconut

Contains less SodiumSodium

-55%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+190.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+95.6%
Contains more IronIron	+614.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+625%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1471.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+2160%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4185.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2425%

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

Coconut

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+560.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+55%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+201.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1150%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+380%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+340%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+132.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+257.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+225%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.025g	29.698g	135%
Manganese	0.035mg	1.5mg	64%
Fats	0.1g	33.49g	51%
Copper	0.06mg	0.435mg	42%
Fiber	0.9g	9g	32%
Iron	0.34mg	2.43mg	26%
Vitamin C	21.8mg	3.3mg	21%
Selenium	0.4µg	10.1µg	18%
Calories	28kcal	354kcal	16%
Phosphorus	5mg	113mg	15%
Zinc	0.07mg	1.1mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.163mg	0.054mg	8%
Magnesium	11mg	32mg	5%
Potassium	182mg	356mg	5%
Folate	8µg	26µg	5%
Protein	1.11g	3.33g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.066mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.084mg	0.3mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.002g	1.425g	4%
Carbs	6.58g	15.23g	3%
Vitamin B3	0.232mg	0.54mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	0.2µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.039g	0.366g	2%
Vitamin E	0.05mg	0.24mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.031mg	0.02mg	1%
Choline	7.6mg	12.1mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4g	0.94g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	252kcal	1063kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	357g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	0.06	N/A
Net carbs	5.68g	6.23g	N/A
Calcium	11mg	14mg	0%
Sugar	5.69g	6.23g	N/A
Sodium	9mg	20mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.039mg	0%
Threonine		0.121mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.131mg	0%
Leucine		0.247mg	0%
Lysine		0.147mg	0%
Methionine		0.062mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.169mg	0%
Valine		0.202mg	0%
Histidine		0.077mg	0%