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Scallion vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between scallion and watermelon?

  • Scallion is richer than watermelon in vitamin K, iron, folate, vitamin C, fiber, vitamin A, calcium, and manganese.
  • Scallion's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 172% more.
  • Scallion has 21 times more folate than watermelon. While scallion has 64µg of folate, watermelon has only 3µg.
  • The glycemic index of scallion is lower.

We used Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw and Watermelon, raw types in this article.

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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 14% 22% 24% 56% 28% 11% 16% 2.1% 21% 3.3%
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 +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +928.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +146.4%
Contains more IronIron +516.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +97.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +290%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +236.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +321.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.8%

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.
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 63% 17% 11% 0% 14% 18% 9.8% 4.5% 14% 0% 518% 48% 3.1%
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 +132.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +78.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +281%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +194.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +35.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +206900%
Contains more FolateFolate +2033.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +39%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +194.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Watermelon DV% diff.
Vitamin K 207µg 0.1µg 172%
Iron 1.48mg 0.24mg 16%
Folate 64µg 3µg 15%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 8.1mg 12%
Fiber 2.6g 0.4g 9%
Calcium 72mg 7mg 7%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.038mg 5%
Copper 0.083mg 0.042mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.021mg 5%
Potassium 276mg 112mg 5%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Phosphorus 37mg 11mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.05mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 0.221mg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 0.178mg 2%
Protein 1.83g 0.61g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.033mg 2%
Vitamin A 50µg 28µg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 10mg 2%
Sodium 16mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.045mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 30kcal 0%
Fats 0.19g 0.15g 0%
Carbs 7.34g 7.55g 0%
Net carbs 4.74g 7.15g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 6.2g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Choline 5.7mg 4.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.006mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.34 g
Water: 89.83 g
Other: 0.81 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 +200%
Contains more FatsFats +26.7%
Contains more OtherOther +237.5%
~equal in Carbs ~7.55g
~equal in Water ~91.45g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 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 more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +48%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +37%

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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. Scallion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170005/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.