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Roselle vs. Honeydew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between roselle and honeydew

  • Roselle has more calcium, iron, and magnesium; however, honeydew is higher in vitamin C.
  • Roselle covers your daily calcium needs 21% more than honeydew.
  • Honeydew contains 9 times less iron than roselle. Roselle contains 1.48mg of iron, while honeydew contains 0.17mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Roselle, raw and Melons, honeydew, 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 7.1% 1.8% 20% 6.4% 8% 2.5% 4.7% 2.3% 3.5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +410%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3483.3%
Contains more IronIron +770.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +236.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
~equal in Potassium ~228mg

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 60% 1% 0.4% 0% 9.5% 2.8% 7.8% 9.3% 20% 0% 7.3% 14% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +245.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Roselle Honeydew DV% diff.
Calcium 215mg 6mg 21%
Iron 1.48mg 0.17mg 16%
Magnesium 51mg 10mg 10%
Vitamin C 12mg 18mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 7%
Folate 19µg 5%
Fructose 2.96g 4%
Phosphorus 37mg 11mg 4%
Copper 0.024mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 3%
Fiber 0.8g 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.038mg 2%
Zinc 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.012mg 1%
Fats 0.64g 0.14g 1%
Carbs 11.31g 9.09g 1%
Potassium 208mg 228mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.31mg 0.418mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Protein 0.96g 0.54g 1%
Sodium 6mg 18mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Calories 49kcal 36kcal 1%
Manganese 0.027mg 1%
Vitamin A 14µg 3µg 1%
Net carbs 11.31g 8.29g N/A
Sugar 8.12g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.038g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.059g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.013mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.018mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 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
9% 90%
Protein: 0.54 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 9.09 g
Water: 89.82 g
Other: 0.41 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +77.8%
Contains more FatsFats +357.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.4%
Contains more OtherOther +24.4%
~equal in Water ~89.82g

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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. Honeydew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169911/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.