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Shallot vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between shallot and watermelon

  • Shallot has more vitamin B6, iron, fiber, manganese, folate, phosphorus, potassium, and copper; however, watermelon is higher in vitamin A.
  • Shallot covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 23% more than watermelon.
  • Shallot has 11 times more folate than watermelon. While shallot has 34µg of folate, watermelon has only 3µg.
  • The glycemic index of watermelon is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Shallots, raw and Watermelon, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +428.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +198.2%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +109.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +445.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +668.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%

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%
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% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +700%
Contains more FolateFolate +1033.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +175.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
~equal in Vitamin C ~8.1mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.021mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Watermelon DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.045mg 23%
Iron 1.2mg 0.24mg 12%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.038mg 11%
Fiber 3.2g 0.4g 11%
Folate 34µg 3µg 8%
Potassium 334mg 112mg 7%
Phosphorus 60mg 11mg 7%
Copper 0.088mg 0.042mg 5%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Protein 2.5g 0.61g 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Carbs 16.8g 7.55g 3%
Magnesium 21mg 10mg 3%
Calcium 37mg 7mg 3%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.1mg 3%
Calories 72kcal 30kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.033mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 0.1µg 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.4µg 1%
Choline 11.3mg 4.1mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.221mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.15g 0%
Vitamin C 8mg 8.1mg 0%
Net carbs 13.6g 7.15g N/A
Sugar 7.87g 6.2g N/A
Sodium 12mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.021mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.178mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0.006mg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +309.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +122.5%
Contains more OtherOther +233.3%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more WaterWater +14.6%

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
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +164.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28.2%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.016g

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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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/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.