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Potato salad vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between potato salad and winter melon?

  • Potato salad is higher in copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, potassium, and selenium, yet winter melon is higher in fiber.
  • Potato salad's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 23% more.
  • Potato salad has 89 times more saturated fat than winter melon. While potato salad has 1.429g of saturated fat, winter melon has only 0.016g.
  • The amount of cholesterol in winter melon is lower.

We used Potato salad, home-prepared and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw types 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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
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 +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4133.3%
Contains more IronIron +62.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +413%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +173.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +74.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1950%
Contains more ZincZinc +96.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79%
~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.
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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +92.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +122.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +301.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +302.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +30%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Winter melon DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 0.087g 24%
Cholesterol 68mg 0mg 23%
Sodium 529mg 111mg 18%
Fats 8.2g 0.2g 12%
Copper 0.118mg 0.023mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.035mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.133mg 8%
Calories 143kcal 13kcal 7%
Selenium 4.1µg 0.2µg 7%
Potassium 254mg 6mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 0.037g 6%
Saturated fat 1.429g 0.016g 6%
Fiber 1.3g 2.9g 6%
Phosphorus 52mg 19mg 5%
Protein 2.68g 0.4g 5%
Vitamin A 32µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.11mg 4%
Vitamin C 10mg 13mg 3%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.61mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 0.4mg 3%
Carbs 11.17g 3g 3%
Iron 0.65mg 0.4mg 3%
Manganese 0.101mg 0.058mg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 10mg 1%
Folate 7µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 9.87g 0.1g N/A
Calcium 19mg 19mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 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 +570%
Contains more FatsFats +4000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +272.3%
Contains more OtherOther +550%
Contains more WaterWater +26.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 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 +6602.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4195.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.