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Shallot vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between shallot and winter melon

  • Shallot has more vitamin B6, manganese, iron, potassium, folate, copper, and phosphorus; however, winter melon is richer in vitamin B2 and vitamin C.
  • Shallot covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 24% more than winter melon.
  • Winter melon has 56 times less potassium than shallot. Shallot has 334mg of potassium, while winter melon has 6mg.
  • Shallot contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Shallots, raw and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +94.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5466.7%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +282.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +215.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +403.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains more ZincZinc +52.5%

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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +118%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +885.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +580%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Winter melon DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.035mg 24%
Potassium 334mg 6mg 10%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.058mg 10%
Iron 1.2mg 0.4mg 10%
Copper 0.088mg 0.023mg 7%
Folate 34µg 5µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.11mg 7%
Vitamin C 8mg 13mg 6%
Phosphorus 60mg 19mg 6%
Carbs 16.8g 3g 5%
Sodium 12mg 111mg 4%
Protein 2.5g 0.4g 4%
Calories 72kcal 13kcal 3%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.133mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 10mg 3%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.2µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.04mg 2%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.61mg 2%
Calcium 37mg 19mg 2%
Fiber 3.2g 2.9g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 13.6g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 7.87g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.003mg 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
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +525%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +460%
Contains more OtherOther +166.7%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +20.4%

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
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +164.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +123.1%
~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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.