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Melon vs. Pea raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between melon and pea raw?

  • Pea raw is richer than melon in vitamin B1, vitamin C, fiber, vitamin K, manganese, vitamin A, phosphorus, folate, iron, and copper.
  • Pea raw's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 21% more.

We used Melons, casaba, raw and Peas, green, 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
0
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%
Pea raw
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 7.5% 22% 55% 59% 34% 46% 0.65% 53% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +127.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.1%
Contains more IronIron +332.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +193.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1671.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2060%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1071.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%

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
0
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%
Pea raw
10
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 133% 13% 2.6% 0% 67% 30% 39% 6.2% 39% 0% 62% 49% 15%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +83.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +160%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1673.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +325.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +800.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +892%
Contains more FolateFolate +712.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +273.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.169mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melon Pea raw DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.266mg 21%
Vitamin C 21.8mg 40mg 20%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 24.8µg 19%
Fiber 0.9g 5.7g 19%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.41mg 16%
Phosphorus 5mg 108mg 15%
Folate 8µg 65µg 14%
Iron 0.34mg 1.47mg 14%
Copper 0.06mg 0.176mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 2.09mg 12%
Zinc 0.07mg 1.24mg 11%
Protein 1.11g 5.42g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.132mg 8%
Magnesium 11mg 33mg 5%
Choline 7.6mg 28.4mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 38µg 4%
Selenium 0.4µg 1.8µg 3%
Calories 28kcal 81kcal 3%
Carbs 6.58g 14.45g 3%
Potassium 182mg 244mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.13mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.187g 1%
Calcium 11mg 25mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 5.68g 8.75g N/A
Sugar 5.69g 5.67g N/A
Sodium 9mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 0.104mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.169mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.071g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.035g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.203mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.323mg 0%
Lysine 0.317mg 0%
Methionine 0.082mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.2mg 0%
Valine 0.235mg 0%
Histidine 0.107mg 0%
Fructose 0.39g 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
5% 14% 79%
Protein: 5.42 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 14.45 g
Water: 78.86 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more WaterWater +16.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +388.3%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +119.6%
Contains more OtherOther +141.7%

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
24% 12% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.071 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.187 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1650%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +379.5%

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. Pea raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170419/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.