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Oatmeal vs. Horned melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between oatmeal and horned melon

  • Oatmeal has more iron, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, calcium, and vitamin A; however, horned melon has more vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for oatmeal is 60% higher.
  • Horned melon has 15 times less folate than oatmeal. Oatmeal has 44µg of folate, while horned melon has 3µg.
  • Oatmeal has a higher glycemic index than horned melon.

Food types used in this article are Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) and Horned melon (Kiwano).

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 24% 5.4% 224% 22% 17% 33% 6.4% 73% 27%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 3.9% 11% 42% 6.7% 13% 16% 0.26% 5.1% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +515.4%
Contains more IronIron +427.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +230%
Contains more ZincZinc +29.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +108.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1330.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +53.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +101.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.9%

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.
Oatmeal
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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 0% 43% 1.4% 0% 65% 50% 57% 19% 67% 0% 1% 33% 2.6%
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 18% 2.3% 0% 0% 6.3% 3.5% 11% 11% 15% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1757.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +940%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +435.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +73.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +360.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1366.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oatmeal Horned melon DV% diff.
Iron 5.96mg 1.13mg 60%
Manganese 0.558mg 0.039mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.26mg 0.025mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.29mg 0.063mg 17%
Vitamin B3 3.025mg 0.565mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.215mg 0.015mg 15%
Vitamin A 130µg 7µg 14%
Folate 44µg 3µg 10%
Selenium 5µg 9%
Fiber 1.7g 7%
Calcium 80mg 13mg 7%
Vitamin C 0mg 5.3mg 6%
Phosphorus 77mg 37mg 6%
Copper 0.066mg 0.02mg 5%
Starch 10.37g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.317mg 0.183mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.426g 3%
Magnesium 26mg 40mg 3%
Sodium 49mg 2mg 2%
Potassium 61mg 123mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.391g 1%
Choline 4.7mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.226g 1%
Calories 68kcal 44kcal 1%
Protein 2.37g 1.78g 1%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.48mg 1%
Carbs 11.67g 7.56g 1%
Fats 1.36g 1.26g 0%
Net carbs 9.97g 7.56g N/A
Sugar 0.46g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Trans fat 0.003g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.105mg 0%
Leucine 0.2mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0%
Methionine 0.04mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 12% 84%
Protein: 2.37 g
Fats: 1.36 g
Carbs: 11.67 g
Water: 84.03 g
Other: 0.57 g
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.78 g
Fats: 1.26 g
Carbs: 7.56 g
Water: 88.97 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +54.4%
Contains more OtherOther +32.6%
~equal in Fats ~1.26g
~equal in Water ~88.97g

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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. Oatmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171662/nutrients
  2. Horned melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167791/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.