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Roselle vs. Cantaloupe — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between roselle and cantaloupe

  • Roselle has more calcium, iron, and magnesium; however, cantaloupe is richer in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Cantaloupe's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 62% more.
  • Roselle contains 24 times more calcium than cantaloupe. Roselle contains 215mg of calcium, while cantaloupe contains 9mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Roselle, raw and Melons, cantaloupe, 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 36% 65% 18% 56% 0% 0% 16% 0.78% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.7% 24% 7.9% 14% 4.9% 6.4% 2.1% 5.3% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +325%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2288.9%
Contains more IronIron +604.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +146.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.4%

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 40% 4.7% 0% 0% 2.8% 6.5% 5.8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 122% 56% 1% 0% 10% 4.4% 14% 6.3% 17% 0% 6.3% 16% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +205.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1107.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +272.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +136.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Roselle Cantaloupe DV% diff.
Vitamin C 12mg 36.7mg 27%
Calcium 215mg 9mg 21%
Vitamin A 14µg 169µg 17%
Iron 1.48mg 0.21mg 16%
Magnesium 51mg 12mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.072mg 6%
Folate 21µg 5%
Copper 0.041mg 5%
Fiber 0.9g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.041mg 3%
Phosphorus 37mg 15mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.31mg 0.734mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.105mg 2%
Manganese 0.041mg 2%
Fructose 1.87g 2%
Potassium 208mg 267mg 2%
Zinc 0.18mg 2%
Calories 49kcal 34kcal 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.081g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.019mg 1%
Carbs 11.31g 8.16g 1%
Fats 0.64g 0.19g 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Protein 0.96g 0.84g 0%
Net carbs 11.31g 7.26g N/A
Sugar 7.86g N/A
Starch 0.03g 0%
Sodium 6mg 16mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.051g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.017mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.023mg 0%
Valine 0.033mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 87%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 11.31 g
Water: 86.58 g
Other: 0.51 g
8% 90%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.15 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.3%
Contains more FatsFats +236.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +38.6%
Contains more OtherOther +29.4%
~equal in Water ~90.15g

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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. Roselle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168170/nutrients
  2. Cantaloupe - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169092/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.