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Okra vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between okra and watermelon

  • Okra is richer than watermelon in manganese, vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, fiber, magnesium, calcium, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for okra is 33% higher.
  • Okra contains 313 times more vitamin K than watermelon. Okra contains 31.3µg of vitamin K, while watermelon contains 0.1µg.

Food types used in this article are Okra, raw and Watermelon, 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.
Okra
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 25% 26% 23% 36% 16% 26% 0.91% 103% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +470%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1071.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +167%
Contains more IronIron +158.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +159.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +480%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +454.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1973.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%

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.
Okra
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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 77% 12% 5.4% 0% 50% 14% 19% 15% 50% 0% 78% 45% 6.7%
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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +184%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +440%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +506.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +461.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +377.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +31200%
Contains more FolateFolate +1900%
Contains more CholineCholine +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.221mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Okra Watermelon DV% diff.
Manganese 0.788mg 0.038mg 33%
Vitamin K 31.3µg 0.1µg 26%
Vitamin C 23mg 8.1mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.033mg 14%
Folate 60µg 3µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.045mg 13%
Fiber 3.2g 0.4g 11%
Magnesium 57mg 10mg 11%
Calcium 82mg 7mg 8%
Phosphorus 61mg 11mg 7%
Copper 0.109mg 0.042mg 7%
Potassium 299mg 112mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.178mg 5%
Iron 0.62mg 0.24mg 5%
Zinc 0.58mg 0.1mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.021mg 3%
Protein 1.93g 0.61g 3%
Fructose 0.57g 3.36g 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.05mg 1%
Choline 12.3mg 4.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin A 36µg 28µg 1%
Calories 33kcal 30kcal 0%
Fats 0.19g 0.15g 0%
Carbs 7.45g 7.55g 0%
Net carbs 4.25g 7.15g N/A
Sugar 1.48g 6.2g N/A
Starch 0.34g 0g 0%
Sodium 7mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.245mg 0.221mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.027g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.065mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.081mg 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.091mg 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.006mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
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2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.45 g
Water: 89.58 g
Other: 0.85 g
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +216.4%
Contains more FatsFats +26.7%
Contains more OtherOther +254.2%
~equal in Carbs ~7.55g
~equal in Water ~91.45g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
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37% 24% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.027 g
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -38.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +117.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +85.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
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19% 33% 17% 31%
Starch: 0.34 g
Sucrose: 0.6 g
Glucose: 0.32 g
Fructose: 0.57 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
19% 25% 54%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.21 g
Glucose: 1.58 g
Fructose: 3.36 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +101.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +393.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +489.5%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Okra - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169260/nutrients
  2. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/nutrients

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

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