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Red cabbage vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between red cabbage and winter melon

  • Winter melon has less vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B6, manganese, and potassium.
  • Red cabbage covers your daily vitamin C needs 49% more than winter melon.

Food varieties used in this article are Cabbage, red, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 14% 21% 30% 5.7% 6% 13% 3.5% 32% 3.3%
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 +60%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +136.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3950%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +319%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +177.3%

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 190% 19% 2.2% 0% 16% 16% 7.8% 8.8% 48% 0% 96% 14% 9.3%
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 +338.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +497.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +260%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +59.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.4mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.133mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red cabbage Winter melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 57mg 13mg 49%
Vitamin K 38.2µg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.035mg 13%
Manganese 0.243mg 0.058mg 8%
Potassium 243mg 6mg 7%
Vitamin A 56µg 0µg 6%
Iron 0.8mg 0.4mg 5%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.61mg 4%
Sodium 27mg 111mg 4%
Choline 17.1mg 3%
Folate 18µg 5µg 3%
Calcium 45mg 19mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.11mg 3%
Fiber 2.1g 2.9g 3%
Fructose 1.48g 2%
Protein 1.43g 0.4g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.04mg 2%
Phosphorus 30mg 19mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Magnesium 16mg 10mg 1%
Carbs 7.37g 3g 1%
Calories 31kcal 13kcal 1%
Copper 0.017mg 0.023mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Fats 0.16g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 5.27g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 3.83g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.418mg 0.4mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.147mg 0.133mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.012g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.08g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.039mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.034mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 90%
Protein: 1.43 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 7.37 g
Water: 90.39 g
Other: 0.65 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 +257.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +145.7%
Contains more OtherOther +116.7%
Contains more FatsFats +25%
~equal in Water ~96.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.012 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.08 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 -23.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +208.3%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.087g

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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. Red cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169977/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.