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Shallot vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between shallot and melon

  • Shallot has more vitamin B6, manganese, iron, fiber, phosphorus, and folate; however, melon is richer in vitamin C.
  • Melon covers your daily vitamin C needs 15% more than shallot.
  • Melon has 12 times less phosphorus than shallot. Shallot has 60mg of phosphorus, while melon has 5mg.
  • Melon has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of melon is 62, while the glycemic index of shallot is 30.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Shallots, 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +90.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +236.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +83.5%
Contains more IronIron +252.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +471.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +734.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%

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% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +245.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +325%
Contains more CholineCholine +48.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +172.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +55%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +212.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 8mg 21.8mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.163mg 14%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.035mg 11%
Iron 1.2mg 0.34mg 11%
Fiber 3.2g 0.9g 9%
Phosphorus 60mg 5mg 8%
Folate 34µg 8µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.015mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.084mg 4%
Potassium 334mg 182mg 4%
Carbs 16.8g 6.58g 3%
Calcium 37mg 11mg 3%
Protein 2.5g 1.11g 3%
Copper 0.088mg 0.06mg 3%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.07mg 3%
Calories 72kcal 28kcal 2%
Magnesium 21mg 11mg 2%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.031mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 2.5µg 1%
Choline 11.3mg 7.6mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 13.6g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 7.87g 5.69g N/A
Sodium 12mg 9mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.232mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Melon
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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 ProteinProtein +125.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +155.3%
Contains more OtherOther +122.2%
Contains more WaterWater +15.1%
~equal in Fats ~0.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +600%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.039g

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.