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Pineapple vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pineapple and winter melon different?

  • Pineapple is higher in vitamin C, manganese, copper, and vitamin B6; however, winter melon is richer in fiber and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for pineapple is 39% higher.
  • Pineapple contains 18 times more potassium than winter melon. While pineapple contains 109mg of potassium, winter melon contains only 6mg.
  • Pineapple has less sodium.

Pineapple, raw, all varieties and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw are the varieties 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% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1716.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +378.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1498.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.2%
Contains more IronIron +37.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +408.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +267.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +97.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +60.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +220%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +260%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +243.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pineapple Winter melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 47.8mg 13mg 39%
Manganese 0.927mg 0.058mg 38%
Copper 0.11mg 0.023mg 10%
Fiber 1.4g 2.9g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.112mg 0.035mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.11mg 6%
Sodium 1mg 111mg 5%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.61mg 4%
Fructose 2.12g 3%
Folate 18µg 5µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.079mg 0.04mg 3%
Carbs 13.12g 3g 3%
Potassium 109mg 6mg 3%
Calories 50kcal 13kcal 2%
Phosphorus 8mg 19mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.213mg 0.133mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.4mg 1%
Calcium 13mg 19mg 1%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Iron 0.29mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Protein 0.54g 0.4g 0%
Fats 0.12g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 11.72g 0.1g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 9.85g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.009g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.04g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.024mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.021mg 0%
Valine 0.024mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +35%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +337.3%
Contains more FatsFats +66.7%
Contains more WaterWater +11.7%
Contains more OtherOther +36.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 21% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.009 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.04 g
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +184.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +117.5%

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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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.