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Pineapple vs. Banana melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pineapple and banana melon different?

  • Pineapple is higher than banana melon in vitamin C, manganese, and copper.
  • Pineapple covers your daily need for vitamin C, 44% more than banana melon.
  • Pineapple contains 26 times more manganese than banana melon. Pineapple contains 0.927mg of manganese, while banana melon contains 0.036mg.
  • Banana melon is lower in sugar.

Pineapple, raw, all varieties and Melon, banana (Navajo) 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 8.6% 3.9% 9.6% 11% 37% 3.3% 3.4% 0.13% 121% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 12% 7.9% 12% 3.8% 3.9% 1.4% 4.7% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more IronIron +38.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +214.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2475%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +16.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
~equal in Calcium ~13mg

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 159% 1% 0.4% 0% 20% 7.4% 9.4% 13% 26% 0% 1.8% 14% 3%
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% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.2% 8.6% 4.2% 12% 0% 12% 15% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +490.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +295%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +204.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +124%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +600%
Contains more FolateFolate +11.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.46mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pineapple Banana melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 47.8mg 8.1mg 44%
Manganese 0.927mg 0.036mg 39%
Copper 0.11mg 0.035mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.079mg 0.02mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.112mg 0.05mg 5%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 4.9µg 4%
Fiber 1.4g 0.3g 4%
Carbs 13.12g 4.06g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.213mg 0.07mg 3%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Folate 18µg 20µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.018mg 1%
Protein 0.54g 0.84g 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.4µg 1%
Calories 50kcal 21kcal 1%
Potassium 109mg 140mg 1%
Iron 0.29mg 0.21mg 1%
Fats 0.12g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 11.72g 3.76g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 10mg 0%
Calcium 13mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 9.85g 3.36g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.14mg 0%
Phosphorus 8mg 9mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.46mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.009g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.04g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.024mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.021mg 0%
Valine 0.024mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0%
Fructose 2.12g 2.06g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 86%
Protein: 0.54 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 13.12 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 0.22 g
4% 95%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.06 g
Water: 94.66 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +223.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +55.6%
Contains more FatsFats +66.7%
Contains more WaterWater +10.1%
~equal in Other ~0.24g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
61% 18% 22%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.99 g
Glucose: 1.73 g
Fructose: 2.12 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
39% 61%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.3 g
Fructose: 2.06 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +33.1%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Fructose ~2.06g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Pineapple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169124/nutrients
  2. Banana melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167629/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.