Persimmon vs. Cantaloupe — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between persimmon and cantaloupe?
- Cantaloupe has less vitamin C and iron than persimmon.
- Persimmon's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 33% higher.
- Persimmon has 12 times more iron than cantaloupe. Persimmon has 2.5mg of iron, while cantaloupe has 0.21mg.
We used Persimmons, native, raw and Melons, cantaloupe, raw types in this comparison.
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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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +200% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +16.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +1090.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +73.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +79.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin C | 66mg | 36.7mg | 33% |
Iron | 2.5mg | 0.21mg | 29% |
Vitamin A | 169µg | 19% | |
Carbs | 33.5g | 8.16g | 8% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.072mg | 6% | |
Calories | 127kcal | 34kcal | 5% |
Folate | 21µg | 5% | |
Vitamin B3 | 0.734mg | 5% | |
Copper | 0.041mg | 5% | |
Fiber | 0.9g | 4% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.041mg | 3% | |
Magnesium | 12mg | 3% | |
Fructose | 1.87g | 2% | |
Calcium | 27mg | 9mg | 2% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.105mg | 2% | |
Manganese | 0.041mg | 2% | |
Vitamin K | 2.5µg | 2% | |
Phosphorus | 26mg | 15mg | 2% |
Zinc | 0.18mg | 2% | |
Sodium | 1mg | 16mg | 1% |
Choline | 7.6mg | 1% | |
Selenium | 0.4µg | 1% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.019mg | 1% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.081g | 1% | |
Potassium | 310mg | 267mg | 1% |
Protein | 0.8g | 0.84g | 0% |
Fats | 0.4g | 0.19g | 0% |
Net carbs | 33.5g | 7.26g | N/A |
Sugar | 7.86g | N/A | |
Starch | 0.03g | 0% | |
Vitamin E | 0.05mg | 0% | |
Saturated fat | 0.051g | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.003g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.014mg | 0.002mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.041mg | 0.017mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.035mg | 0.021mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.058mg | 0.029mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.045mg | 0.03mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.007mg | 0.012mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.036mg | 0.023mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.042mg | 0.033mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.016mg | 0.015mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.8 g
Fats:
0.4 g
Carbs:
33.5 g
Water:
64.4 g
Other:
0.9 g
Protein:
0.84 g
Fats:
0.19 g
Carbs:
8.16 g
Water:
90.15 g
Other:
0.66 g
Contains more FatsFats | +110.5% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +310.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +36.4% |
Contains more WaterWater | +40% |
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Protein
~0.84g