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Seaweed vs. Horned melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between seaweed and horned melon?

  • Horned melon has less folate, iron, magnesium, calcium, copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, manganese, and zinc than seaweed.
  • Seaweed's daily need coverage for folate is 44% higher.
  • Seaweed has 117 times more sodium than horned melon. Seaweed has 233mg of sodium, while horned melon has 2mg.

We used Seaweed, kelp, raw and Horned melon (Kiwano) types in this comparison.

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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 86% 50% 7.9% 107% 43% 34% 18% 30% 26% 3.8%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +202.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1192.3%
Contains more IronIron +152.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +550%
Contains more ZincZinc +156.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +412.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%

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 10% 2% 17% 0% 13% 35% 8.8% 39% 0.46% 0% 165% 135% 7%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +250.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +5900%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +76.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3050%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Horned melon DV% diff.
Vitamin K 66µg 55%
Folate 180µg 3µg 44%
Iron 2.85mg 1.13mg 22%
Magnesium 121mg 40mg 19%
Calcium 168mg 13mg 16%
Copper 0.13mg 0.02mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.015mg 10%
Sodium 233mg 2mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.183mg 9%
Zinc 1.23mg 0.48mg 7%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.039mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 6%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.063mg 5%
Vitamin C 3mg 5.3mg 3%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.025mg 2%
Potassium 89mg 123mg 1%
Phosphorus 42mg 37mg 1%
Carbs 9.57g 7.56g 1%
Saturated fat 0.247g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.56g 1.26g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.565mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 44kcal 0%
Protein 1.68g 1.78g 0%
Net carbs 8.27g 7.56g N/A
Sugar 0.6g N/A
Vitamin A 6µg 7µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.098g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 10% 82% 7%
Protein: 1.68 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 81.58 g
Other: 6.61 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 CarbsCarbs +26.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1437.2%
Contains more FatsFats +125%
~equal in Protein ~1.78g
~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. Seaweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168457/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.