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Melon vs. Cranberry sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between melon and cranberry sauce

  • Melon has more vitamin C and vitamin B6; however, cranberry sauce has more vitamin E.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for melon is 23% higher.
  • Cranberry sauce has 12 times less vitamin B6 than melon. Melon has 0.163mg of vitamin B6, while cranberry sauce has 0.014mg.
  • Melon is lower in sugar.

Food types used in this article are Melons, casaba, raw and Cranberry sauce, canned, sweetened.

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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
6
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 1.4% 0.9% 2.5% 15% 8.7% 0.82% 1.7% 0.65% 9.5% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +550%
Contains more CopperCopper +130.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25%
Contains more IronIron +20.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +108.6%
~equal in Selenium ~0.4µg

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 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 3.3% 0.67% 19% 0% 3.8% 4.8% 1.9% 0% 3.2% 0% 3.5% 0.75% 2.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2080%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +132%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1064.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +78.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more CholineCholine +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1760%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.015mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melon Cranberry sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin C 21.8mg 1mg 23%
Fructose 9.75g 12%
Carbs 6.58g 40.4g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.014mg 11%
Calories 28kcal 159kcal 7%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.93mg 6%
Potassium 182mg 28mg 5%
Copper 0.06mg 0.026mg 4%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.073mg 2%
Folate 8µg 1µg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.021mg 1%
Calcium 11mg 3mg 1%
Iron 0.34mg 0.41mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 3.8mg 1%
Fiber 0.9g 1.1g 1%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 1.4µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 0.1mg 1%
Protein 1.11g 0.9g 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 5.68g 39.3g N/A
Sugar 5.69g 31.75g N/A
Zinc 0.07mg 0.03mg 0%
Phosphorus 5mg 4mg 0%
Sodium 9mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.015mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.007g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.007g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.031g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Melon
3
7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
40% 58%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 40.4 g
Water: 58.45 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.3%
Contains more WaterWater +57.1%
Contains more OtherOther +260%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +514%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
16% 16% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.007 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +250%

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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. Cranberry sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173961/nutrients

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

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