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Pecan vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pecan and melon

  • Pecan has more manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, phosphorus, fiber, iron, and magnesium; however, melon is higher in vitamin C.
  • Pecan covers your daily manganese needs 194% more than melon.
  • Melon contains 247 times less saturated fat than pecan. Pecan contains 6.18g of saturated fat, while melon contains 0.025g.
  • The glycemic index of melon is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Nuts, pecans 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.
Pecan
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
Melon
0
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +1000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +536.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +125.3%
Contains more IronIron +644.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1900%
Contains more ZincZinc +6371.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5440%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12757.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +850%

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.
Pecan
10
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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
Melon
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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +319.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +403%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +927.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +40%
Contains more FolateFolate +175%
Contains more CholineCholine +432.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1881.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pecan Melon DV% diff.
Manganese 4.5mg 0.035mg 194%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.614g 0.039g 144%
Copper 1.2mg 0.06mg 127%
Fats 71.97g 0.1g 111%
Monounsaturated fat 40.801g 0.002g 102%
Vitamin B1 0.66mg 0.015mg 54%
Zinc 4.53mg 0.07mg 41%
Phosphorus 277mg 5mg 39%
Fiber 9.6g 0.9g 35%
Calories 691kcal 28kcal 33%
Saturated fat 6.18g 0.025g 28%
Iron 2.53mg 0.34mg 27%
Magnesium 121mg 11mg 26%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 21.8mg 23%
Protein 9.17g 1.11g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.863mg 0.084mg 16%
Vitamin E 1.4mg 0.05mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.031mg 8%
Potassium 410mg 182mg 7%
Calcium 70mg 11mg 6%
Choline 40.5mg 7.6mg 6%
Selenium 3.8µg 0.4µg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.167mg 0.232mg 6%
Folate 22µg 8µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.163mg 4%
Carbs 13.86g 6.58g 2%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 2.5µg 1%
Net carbs 4.26g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 5.69g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0%
Sodium 0mg 9mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.093mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.336mg 0%
Leucine 0.598mg 0%
Lysine 0.287mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.426mg 0%
Valine 0.411mg 0%
Histidine 0.262mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
4
9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 g
Melon
1
7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +726.1%
Contains more FatsFats +71870%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +110.6%
Contains more OtherOther +311.1%
Contains more WaterWater +2509.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
2
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 g
Melon
1
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 +2039950%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +55320.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/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.