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Pork vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pork and winter melon

  • Winter melon has less selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and zinc.
  • Pork covers your daily selenium needs 82% more than winter melon.
  • Winter melon has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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.
Pork
Pork
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
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 +180%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6950%
Contains more IronIron +117.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +217.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +291.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1194.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22550%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +544.4%
~equal in Calcium ~19mg

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.
Pork
Pork
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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 2% 0.67% 5.8% 20% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8% 51%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2092.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +191.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1159.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +424.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1225.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2066.7%
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Winter melon DV% diff.
Selenium 45.3µg 0.2µg 82%
Vitamin B1 0.877mg 0.04mg 70%
Protein 27.32g 0.4g 54%
Vitamin B6 0.464mg 0.035mg 33%
Phosphorus 246mg 19mg 32%
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 0µg 29%
Vitamin B3 5.037mg 0.4mg 29%
Cholesterol 80mg 0mg 27%
Saturated fat 5.23g 0.016g 24%
Fats 13.92g 0.2g 21%
Choline 93.9mg 17%
Zinc 2.39mg 0.61mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.11mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.19g 0.037g 15%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 13mg 14%
Potassium 423mg 6mg 12%
Fiber 0g 2.9g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 0.133mg 11%
Calories 242kcal 13kcal 11%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin D 53IU 0IU 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.2g 0.087g 7%
Copper 0.073mg 0.023mg 6%
Iron 0.87mg 0.4mg 6%
Magnesium 28mg 10mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Sodium 62mg 111mg 2%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.058mg 2%
Carbs 0g 3g 1%
Net carbs 0g 0.1g N/A
Calcium 19mg 19mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Folate 5µg 5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.338mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.712mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 0%
Valine 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 1.067mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pork
Pork
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27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 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 +6730%
Contains more FatsFats +6860%
Contains more OtherOther +196.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +66.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pork
Pork
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41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +16629.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1279.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/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.