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Melon vs. Pomelo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are melon and pomelo different?

  • Melon is richer in vitamin B6, while pomelo is higher in vitamin C.
  • Pomelo covers your daily need for vitamin C, 44% more than melon.
  • Melon contains 5 times more vitamin B6 than pomelo. Melon contains 0.163mg of vitamin B6, while pomelo contains 0.036mg.
  • Pomelo has a higher glycemic index (78) than melon (62).

Melons, casaba, raw and Pummelo, 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
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%
Pomelo
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 19% 4.1% 16% 2.2% 7.3% 0.13% 2.2% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +83.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more IronIron +209.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +105.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +240%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%

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
7
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%
Pomelo
2
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 203% 0% 0% 0% 8.5% 6.2% 4.1% 0% 8.3% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +352.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +179.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +126.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.22mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melon Pomelo DV% diff.
Vitamin C 21.8mg 61mg 44%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.036mg 10%
Iron 0.34mg 0.11mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 2%
Phosphorus 5mg 17mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Folate 8µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.034mg 2%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.017mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Protein 1.11g 0.76g 1%
Calories 28kcal 38kcal 1%
Copper 0.06mg 0.048mg 1%
Potassium 182mg 216mg 1%
Calcium 11mg 4mg 1%
Magnesium 11mg 6mg 1%
Carbs 6.58g 9.62g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.04g 0%
Net carbs 5.68g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 5.69g N/A
Fiber 0.9g 1g 0%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.08mg 0%
Sodium 9mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.027mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 0.22mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 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
Pomelo
2
10% 89%
Protein: 0.76 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 9.62 g
Water: 89.1 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +46.1%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.2%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
~equal in Water ~89.1g

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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. Pomelo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167754/nutrients

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

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