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Melon vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are melon and cucumber different?

  • Melon is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B6, while cucumber is higher in vitamin K.
  • Melon covers your daily need for vitamin C, 21% more than cucumber.
  • Melon contains 4 times more vitamin B6 than cucumber. Melon contains 0.163mg of vitamin B6, while cucumber contains 0.04mg.
  • Cucumber is lower in sugar.
  • Melon has a higher glycemic index (62) than cucumber (21).

Melons, casaba, raw and Cucumber, with peel, raw 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
Melon
4
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% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.8%
Contains more IronIron +21.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +45.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +185.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +380%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +125.7%

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
Melon
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 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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +678.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +136.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +307.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +80%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +208.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +556%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.033mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melon Cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin C 21.8mg 2.8mg 21%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 16.4µg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.04mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 0.259mg 4%
Phosphorus 5mg 24mg 3%
Copper 0.06mg 0.041mg 2%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.079mg 2%
Fiber 0.9g 0.5g 2%
Calories 28kcal 15kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 0.098mg 1%
Protein 1.11g 0.65g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.027mg 1%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.2mg 1%
Potassium 182mg 147mg 1%
Carbs 6.58g 3.63g 1%
Calcium 11mg 16mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Iron 0.34mg 0.28mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.11g 0%
Net carbs 5.68g 3.13g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 5.69g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 9mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.03mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.3µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.033mg 0%
Folate 8µg 7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.037g 0%
Choline 7.6mg 6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Melon
Melon
2
7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +70.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +81.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.11g
~equal in Water ~95.23g
~equal in Other ~0.38g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Melon
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
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +150%

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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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.