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Onion vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between onions and melon

  • Onions have less vitamin C.
  • Melon covers your daily vitamin C needs 16% more than onions.
  • Melon contains 6 times less phosphorus than onions. Onions contain 29mg of phosphorus, while melon contains 5mg.
  • The glycemic index of melon is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Onions, raw 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.
Onion
Onion
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 6.9% 13% 7.9% 13% 4.6% 12% 0.52% 17% 2.7%
Melon
Melon
3
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 CalciumCalcium +109.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +142.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +480%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +268.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.7%
Contains more IronIron +61.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg

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.
Onion
Onion
3
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 25% 0% 0.4% 0% 12% 6.2% 2.2% 7.4% 28% 0% 1% 14% 3.3%
Melon
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%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +206.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +46.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +194.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +35.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +525%
Contains more CholineCholine +24.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Onion Melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 7.4mg 21.8mg 16%
Manganese 0.129mg 0.035mg 4%
Phosphorus 29mg 5mg 3%
Folate 19µg 8µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.163mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 0.015mg 3%
Fiber 1.7g 0.9g 3%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 2.5µg 2%
Iron 0.21mg 0.34mg 2%
Copper 0.039mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.123mg 0.084mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.116mg 0.232mg 1%
Calories 40kcal 28kcal 1%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.07mg 1%
Potassium 146mg 182mg 1%
Calcium 23mg 11mg 1%
Carbs 9.34g 6.58g 1%
Protein 1.1g 1.11g 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 7.64g 5.68g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 4.24g 5.69g N/A
Sodium 4mg 9mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.05mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.031mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.025g 0%
Choline 6.1mg 7.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Onion
Onion
1
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
Melon
Melon
3
7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +41.9%
~equal in Protein ~1.11g
~equal in Fats ~0.1g
~equal in Water ~91.85g
~equal in Other ~0.36g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Onion
Onion
1
58% 18% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Melon
Melon
2
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 +550%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +129.4%

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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. Onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170000/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.