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Melon vs. Pretzel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between melon and pretzel

  • Melon has more vitamin C; however, pretzel is richer in iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Pretzel covers your daily sodium needs 54% more than melon.
  • Pretzel has 10 times less vitamin C than melon. Melon has 21.8mg of vitamin C, while pretzel has 2.1mg.
  • Melon contains less sodium.
  • Pretzel has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pretzel is 83, while the glycemic index of melon is 62.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Melons, casaba, raw and Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 8.1% 20% 172% 52% 28% 55% 162% 132% 24%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +163.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +145.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.5%
Contains more IronIron +1247.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +160%
Contains more ZincZinc +1385.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2460%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1000%

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%
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 7% 0% 9.4% 0% 106% 77% 99% 19% 17% 0% 7% 125% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +938.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +120.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +840%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2726.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +971%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2171.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +283.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12%
Contains more FolateFolate +1975%
Contains more CholineCholine +288.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melon Pretzel DV% diff.
Sodium 9mg 1240mg 54%
Iron 0.34mg 4.58mg 53%
Manganese 0.035mg 1.015mg 43%
Folate 8µg 166µg 40%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.424mg 34%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 5.27mg 31%
Starch 72.58g 30%
Carbs 6.58g 80.39g 25%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.332mg 23%
Vitamin C 21.8mg 2.1mg 22%
Protein 1.11g 10.04g 18%
Phosphorus 5mg 128mg 18%
Calories 28kcal 384kcal 18%
Copper 0.06mg 0.156mg 11%
Fiber 0.9g 3.4g 10%
Zinc 0.07mg 1.04mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 1.291g 8%
Selenium 0.4µg 4.4µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.074mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 0.322mg 5%
Fats 0.1g 2.93g 4%
Magnesium 11mg 29mg 4%
Choline 7.6mg 29.5mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.47mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.727g 2%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.391g 2%
Calcium 11mg 27mg 2%
Potassium 182mg 223mg 1%
Net carbs 5.68g 76.99g N/A
Sugar 5.69g 2.21g N/A
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2.8µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.004g N/A
Tryptophan 0.097mg 0%
Threonine 0.25mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.407mg 0%
Leucine 0.757mg 0%
Lysine 0.257mg 0%
Methionine 0.177mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.48mg 0%
Histidine 0.22mg 0%
Fructose 0.31g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.223g N/A

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
10% 3% 80% 3% 4%
Protein: 10.04 g
Fats: 2.93 g
Carbs: 80.39 g
Water: 3.13 g
Other: 3.51 g
Contains more WaterWater +2834.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +804.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2830%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1121.7%
Contains more OtherOther +875%

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
16% 30% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.391 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.727 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.291 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36250%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3210.3%

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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. Pretzel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167555/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.