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Garden rhubarb vs. Horned melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garden rhubarb and horned melon different?

  • Garden rhubarb is richer in calcium and manganese, while horned melon is higher in iron and magnesium.
  • Horned melon covers your daily need for iron, 11% more than garden rhubarb.
  • Garden rhubarb contains 7 times more calcium than horned melon. Garden rhubarb contains 86mg of calcium, while horned melon contains 13mg.
  • Horned melon has a higher glycemic index (48) than garden rhubarb (13).

Rhubarb, raw and Horned melon (Kiwano) types were 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% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 3.9% 11% 42% 6.7% 13% 16% 0.26% 5.1% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +561.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +134.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +402.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more IronIron +413.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +380%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +164.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
~equal in Copper ~0.02mg

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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
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 18% 2.3% 0% 0% 6.3% 3.5% 11% 11% 15% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +50.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +40%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +88.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +115.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +162.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden rhubarb Horned melon DV% diff.
Vitamin K 29.3µg 24%
Iron 0.22mg 1.13mg 11%
Manganese 0.196mg 0.039mg 7%
Magnesium 12mg 40mg 7%
Calcium 86mg 13mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Potassium 288mg 123mg 5%
Phosphorus 14mg 37mg 3%
Vitamin C 8mg 5.3mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0.063mg 3%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.48mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.085mg 0.183mg 2%
Protein 0.9g 1.78g 2%
Selenium 1.1µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.565mg 2%
Fats 0.2g 1.26g 2%
Folate 7µg 3µg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Calories 21kcal 44kcal 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.099g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.015mg 1%
Carbs 4.54g 7.56g 1%
Net carbs 2.74g 7.56g N/A
Sugar 1.1g N/A
Copper 0.021mg 0.02mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 7µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.025mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.039g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.78 g
Fats: 1.26 g
Carbs: 7.56 g
Water: 88.97 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more OtherOther +74.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +97.8%
Contains more FatsFats +530%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +66.5%
~equal in Water ~88.97g

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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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/nutrients
  2. Horned melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167791/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.