Rutabagas vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are rutabagas and winter melon different?
- Rutabagas are richer in vitamin C and potassium, while winter melon is higher in vitamin B2.
- Rutabagas cover your daily need for vitamin C, 13% more than winter melon.
- Rutabagas contain 51 times more potassium than winter melon. Rutabagas contain 305mg of potassium, while winter melon contains 6mg.
- Rutabagas are lower in sodium.
Rutabagas, raw and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +100% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +126.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +4983.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +39.1% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +178.9% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -89.2% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +125.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +250% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +154.2% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +92.3% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +125% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +75% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +20.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +185.7% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +320% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +175% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin C | 25mg | 13mg | 13% |
Potassium | 305mg | 6mg | 9% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.1mg | 0.035mg | 5% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.04mg | 0.11mg | 5% |
Phosphorus | 53mg | 19mg | 5% |
Folate | 21µg | 5µg | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.09mg | 0.04mg | 4% |
Sodium | 12mg | 111mg | 4% |
Zinc | 0.24mg | 0.61mg | 3% |
Choline | 14.1mg | 3% | |
Manganese | 0.131mg | 0.058mg | 3% |
Fructose | 1.61g | 2% | |
Vitamin B3 | 0.7mg | 0.4mg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.3mg | 2% | |
Carbs | 8.62g | 3g | 2% |
Calcium | 43mg | 19mg | 2% |
Fiber | 2.3g | 2.9g | 2% |
Magnesium | 20mg | 10mg | 2% |
Copper | 0.032mg | 0.023mg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.16mg | 0.133mg | 1% |
Calories | 37kcal | 13kcal | 1% |
Selenium | 0.7µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
Protein | 1.08g | 0.4g | 1% |
Fats | 0.16g | 0.2g | 0% |
Net carbs | 6.32g | 0.1g | N/A |
Iron | 0.44mg | 0.4mg | 0% |
Sugar | 4.46g | N/A | |
Starch | 0.4g | 0% | |
Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 0% | |
Saturated fat | 0.027g | 0.016g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.025g | 0.037g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.088g | 0.087g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.002mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.009mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.003mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
1.08 g
Fats:
0.16 g
Carbs:
8.62 g
Water:
89.43 g
Other:
0.71 g
Protein:
0.4 g
Fats:
0.2 g
Carbs:
3 g
Water:
96.1 g
Other:
0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +170% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +187.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +136.7% |
Contains more FatsFats | +25% |
~equal in
Water
~96.1g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.088 g
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 | -40.7% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +48% |
~equal in
Polyunsaturated fat
~0.087g