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Peppermint vs. Horned melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between peppermint and horned melon

  • Horned melon has less vitamin A, manganese, iron, copper, vitamin C, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, potassium, and magnesium.
  • Peppermint covers your daily vitamin A needs 82% more than horned melon.
  • Horned melon contains 38 times less folate than peppermint. Peppermint contains 114µg of folate, while horned melon contains 3µg.
  • The glycemic index of peppermint is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Peppermint, fresh and Horned melon (Kiwano).

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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 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
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 +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1769.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +362.6%
Contains more IronIron +349.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1545%
Contains more ZincZinc +131.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +97.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2915.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.5%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 0%
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 +500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2928.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +228%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1673.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +201.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +84.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +104.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +3700%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Horned melon DV% diff.
Manganese 1.176mg 0.039mg 49%
Iron 5.08mg 1.13mg 49%
Copper 0.329mg 0.02mg 34%
Fiber 8g 32%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 5.3mg 29%
Folate 114µg 3µg 28%
Calcium 243mg 13mg 23%
Vitamin A 212µg 7µg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.015mg 19%
Potassium 569mg 123mg 13%
Magnesium 80mg 40mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 0.565mg 7%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.48mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.025mg 5%
Phosphorus 73mg 37mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.063mg 5%
Protein 3.75g 1.78g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.183mg 3%
Carbs 14.89g 7.56g 2%
Saturated fat 0.246g 1%
Calories 70kcal 44kcal 1%
Sodium 31mg 2mg 1%
Fats 0.94g 1.26g 0%
Net carbs 6.89g 7.56g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 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 +110.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +97%
Contains more OtherOther +311.6%
Contains more FatsFats +34%
Contains more WaterWater +13.1%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/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.

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