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

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Differences between red potato and winter melon

  • Winter melon contains less copper, potassium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and folate than red potato.
  • Red potato's daily need coverage for copper is 17% higher.
  • Winter melon contains 91 times less potassium than red potato. Red potato contains 545mg of potassium, while winter melon contains 6mg.
  • The amount of sodium in red potato is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Potatoes, red, flesh, and skin, baked 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 20% 2.7% 48% 26% 58% 11% 31% 1.6% 23% 0%
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 +8983.3%
Contains more IronIron +75%
Contains more CopperCopper +656.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +278.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +198.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +111.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +52.5%

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 42% 0.33% 1.6% 0% 18% 12% 30% 20% 49% 0% 7% 20% 10%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +80%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +298.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +156.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +505.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +440%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +120%
~equal in Vitamin C ~13mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red potato Winter melon DV% diff.
Copper 0.174mg 0.023mg 17%
Potassium 545mg 6mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.212mg 0.035mg 14%
Phosphorus 72mg 19mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.595mg 0.4mg 7%
Folate 27µg 5µg 6%
Carbs 19.59g 3g 6%
Starch 15.15g 6%
Manganese 0.173mg 0.058mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.11mg 5%
Calories 89kcal 13kcal 4%
Sodium 12mg 111mg 4%
Iron 0.7mg 0.4mg 4%
Fiber 1.8g 2.9g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.341mg 0.133mg 4%
Magnesium 28mg 10mg 4%
Protein 2.3g 0.4g 4%
Choline 18.9mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.61mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Calcium 9mg 19mg 1%
Fructose 0.44g 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.2g 0%
Vitamin C 12.6mg 13mg 0%
Net carbs 17.79g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 1.43g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.043g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.075mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.074mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0%
Lysine 0.12mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.035mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.091mg 0%
Valine 0.115mg 0%
Histidine 0.039mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 20% 77%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 19.59 g
Water: 76.67 g
Other: 1.29 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 +475%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +553%
Contains more OtherOther +330%
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more WaterWater +25.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 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 -38.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1750%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +102.3%

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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 potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170435/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.