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Parsley vs. Horned melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are parsley and horned melon different?

  • Parsley is higher than horned melon in vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, folate, copper, potassium, calcium, vitamin B2, zinc, and manganese.
  • Parsley covers your daily need for vitamin A, 166% more than horned melon.
  • Parsley contains 51 times more folate than horned melon. Parsley contains 152µg of folate, while horned melon contains 3µg.
  • Horned melon has a higher glycemic index (48) than parsley (32).

Parsley, fresh and Horned melon (Kiwano) types were used 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 36% 41% 49% 233% 50% 29% 25% 7.3% 21% 0.55%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +961.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +350.4%
Contains more IronIron +448.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +645%
Contains more ZincZinc +122.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +56.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +310.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%

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.
Parsley
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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 443% 140% 15% 0% 22% 23% 25% 24% 21% 0% 4100% 114% 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 18% 2.3% 0% 0% 6.3% 3.5% 11% 11% 15% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2409.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5914.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +244%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +553.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +132.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +118.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +4966.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Horned melon DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 1367%
Vitamin C 133mg 5.3mg 142%
Iron 6.2mg 1.13mg 63%
Vitamin A 421µg 7µg 46%
Folate 152µg 3µg 37%
Copper 0.149mg 0.02mg 14%
Calcium 138mg 13mg 13%
Potassium 554mg 123mg 13%
Fiber 3.3g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.015mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 0.565mg 5%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.039mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.025mg 5%
Zinc 1.07mg 0.48mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.183mg 4%
Phosphorus 58mg 37mg 3%
Sodium 56mg 2mg 2%
Magnesium 50mg 40mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Protein 2.97g 1.78g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.063mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.132g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 1%
Fats 0.79g 1.26g 1%
Calories 36kcal 44kcal 0%
Carbs 6.33g 7.56g 0%
Net carbs 3.03g 7.56g N/A
Sugar 0.85g N/A
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 6% 88% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.79 g
Carbs: 6.33 g
Water: 87.71 g
Other: 2.2 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 +66.9%
Contains more OtherOther +411.6%
Contains more FatsFats +59.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.4%
~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. Parsley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170416/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.