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Melon vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between melon and pastry

  • Melon has more vitamin C; however, pastry is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, folate, and vitamin K.
  • Pastry covers your daily saturated fat needs 48% more than melon.
  • Melon contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Melons, casaba, raw and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake.

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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%
Pastry
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 5.4% 96% 38% 14% 26% 32% 64% 132%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +198.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +45.5%
Contains more IronIron +652.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +90%
Contains more ZincZinc +657.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1294.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5950%
~equal in Calcium ~10mg

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%
Pastry
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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 0% 0% 11% 0% 100% 65% 78% 0% 4.8% 0% 40% 59% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +676.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +980%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2553.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +812.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1696.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +544%
Contains more FolateFolate +875%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melon Pastry DV% diff.
Fats 0.1g 38.1g 58%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 21.597g 54%
Saturated fat 0.025g 9.643g 44%
Selenium 0.4µg 24.2µg 43%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.398mg 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 4.894g 32%
Iron 0.34mg 2.56mg 28%
Calories 28kcal 551kcal 26%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 4.168mg 25%
Vitamin C 21.8mg 0mg 24%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.488mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.283mg 19%
Folate 8µg 78µg 18%
Carbs 6.58g 45.1g 13%
Protein 1.11g 7.3g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.021mg 11%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 16.1µg 11%
Sodium 9mg 249mg 10%
Phosphorus 5mg 60mg 8%
Copper 0.06mg 0.114mg 6%
Potassium 182mg 61mg 4%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.53mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.54mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 0mg 2%
Fiber 0.9g 1.5g 2%
Magnesium 11mg 16mg 1%
Net carbs 5.68g 43.6g N/A
Calcium 11mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 5.69g 0.74g N/A
Choline 7.6mg 6.4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 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
Pastry
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7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more WaterWater +980.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +557.7%
Contains more FatsFats +38000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +585.4%
Contains more OtherOther +177.8%

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
Pastry
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27% 60% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.643 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.894 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1079750%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12448.7%

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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. Pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172790/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.