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Garden rhubarb vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between garden rhubarb and melon

  • Garden rhubarb has more vitamin K, calcium, and manganese; however, melon is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Garden rhubarb covers your daily vitamin K needs 22% more than melon.
  • Melon has 8 times less calcium than garden rhubarb. Garden rhubarb has 86mg of calcium, while melon has 11mg.
  • Garden rhubarb contains less sugar.
  • Melon has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of melon is 62, while the glycemic index of garden rhubarb is 13.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Rhubarb, raw and Melons, casaba, 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 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 16% 13% 20% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 4.6% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +681.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +180%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +460%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +175%
Contains more IronIron +54.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +185.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg

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%
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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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +440%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1072%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +172.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +579.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +24.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.031mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.084mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden rhubarb Melon DV% diff.
Vitamin K 29.3µg 2.5µg 22%
Vitamin C 8mg 21.8mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0.163mg 11%
Calcium 86mg 11mg 8%
Manganese 0.196mg 0.035mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 0.9g 4%
Copper 0.021mg 0.06mg 4%
Potassium 288mg 182mg 3%
Iron 0.22mg 0.34mg 2%
Phosphorus 14mg 5mg 1%
Selenium 1.1µg 0.4µg 1%
Carbs 4.54g 6.58g 1%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Calories 21kcal 28kcal 0%
Protein 0.9g 1.11g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 2.74g 5.68g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 1.1g 5.69g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.07mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 9mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.015mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.031mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.232mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.085mg 0.084mg 0%
Folate 7µg 8µg 0%
Choline 6.1mg 7.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.039g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.099g 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
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7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more OtherOther +108.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +44.9%
~equal in Water ~91.85g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
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38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1850%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +153.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -52.8%

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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. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/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.