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Melon vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between melon and wakame

  • Melon has more vitamin C and vitamin B6; however, wakame has more manganese, folate, copper, iron, magnesium, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Wakame's daily need coverage for manganese is 59% more.
  • Melon has 82 times more vitamin B6 than wakame. Melon has 0.163mg of vitamin B6, while wakame has 0.002mg.
  • Melon is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Melons, casaba, raw and Seaweed, wakame, raw.

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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
2
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%
Wakame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +264%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +872.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1263.6%
Contains more IronIron +541.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +373.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +442.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1500%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%

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
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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 4.1%
Wakame
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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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +626.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +8050%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +641.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +589.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +729.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +112%
Contains more FolateFolate +2350%
Contains more CholineCholine +82.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Melon Wakame DV% diff.
Manganese 0.035mg 1.4mg 59%
Folate 8µg 196µg 47%
Sodium 9mg 872mg 38%
Copper 0.06mg 0.284mg 25%
Magnesium 11mg 107mg 23%
Iron 0.34mg 2.18mg 23%
Vitamin C 21.8mg 3mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.23mg 15%
Calcium 11mg 150mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.002mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 0.697mg 12%
Phosphorus 5mg 80mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.232mg 1.6mg 9%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 1mg 6%
Protein 1.11g 3.03g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.06mg 4%
Potassium 182mg 50mg 4%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.38mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 5.3µg 2%
Fiber 0.9g 0.5g 2%
Choline 7.6mg 13.9mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.218g 1%
Calories 28kcal 45kcal 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.7µg 1%
Carbs 6.58g 9.14g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.64g 1%
Net carbs 5.68g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 5.69g 0.65g N/A
Saturated fat 0.025g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g N/A

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
Wakame
4
3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more WaterWater +14.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +173%
Contains more FatsFats +540%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +38.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1900%

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
Wakame
2
32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +459%

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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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/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.