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Miso vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between miso and melon

  • Miso has more copper, manganese, iron, zinc, vitamin K, phosphorus, fiber, and vitamin B2; however, melon is higher in vitamin C.
  • Miso covers your daily sodium needs 162% more than melon.
  • Melon contains 37 times less zinc than miso. Miso contains 2.56mg of zinc, while melon contains 0.07mg.
  • Melon has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Miso and Melons, casaba, 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.
Miso
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 17% 19% 93% 140% 70% 68% 486% 112% 38%
Melon
1
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +336.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +418.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.4%
Contains more IronIron +632.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +600%
Contains more ZincZinc +3557.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3080%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2354.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1650%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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.
Miso
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 0% 1.3% 0.2% 0% 25% 54% 17% 20% 46% 10% 73% 14% 39%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +553.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +651.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +290.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +301.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1072%
Contains more FolateFolate +137.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +850%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Miso Melon DV% diff.
Sodium 3728mg 9mg 162%
Copper 0.42mg 0.06mg 40%
Manganese 0.859mg 0.035mg 36%
Iron 2.49mg 0.34mg 27%
Vitamin C 0mg 21.8mg 24%
Protein 12.79g 1.11g 23%
Zinc 2.56mg 0.07mg 23%
Phosphorus 159mg 5mg 22%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 2.5µg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.884g 0.039g 19%
Fiber 5.4g 0.9g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.031mg 16%
Choline 72.2mg 7.6mg 12%
Selenium 7µg 0.4µg 12%
Calories 198kcal 28kcal 9%
Magnesium 48mg 11mg 9%
Fats 6.01g 0.1g 9%
Fructose 6g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.098mg 0.015mg 7%
Carbs 25.37g 6.58g 6%
Saturated fat 1.025g 0.025g 5%
Calcium 57mg 11mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.337mg 0.084mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.906mg 0.232mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.199mg 0.163mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Folate 19µg 8µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.118g 0.002g 3%
Potassium 210mg 182mg 1%
Net carbs 19.97g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 6.2g 5.69g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.05mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.155mg 0%
Threonine 0.479mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.508mg 0%
Leucine 0.82mg 0%
Lysine 0.478mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.486mg 0%
Valine 0.547mg 0%
Histidine 0.243mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Miso
4
13% 6% 25% 43% 13%
Protein: 12.79 g
Fats: 6.01 g
Carbs: 25.37 g
Water: 43.02 g
Other: 12.81 g
Melon
1
7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1052.3%
Contains more FatsFats +5910%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +285.6%
Contains more OtherOther +3458.3%
Contains more WaterWater +113.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Miso
2
20% 22% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.118 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.884 g
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +55800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7294.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.6%

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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. Miso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172442/nutrients
  2. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/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.