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Shortbread vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between shortbread and melon

  • Shortbread has more iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin E, and manganese; however, melon is higher in vitamin C.
  • Shortbread covers your daily saturated fat needs 40% more than melon.
  • Melon contains 49 times less vitamin E than shortbread. Shortbread contains 2.44mg of vitamin E, while melon contains 0.05mg.
  • Melon has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain 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 10% 3.9% 7.8% 112% 30% 13% 28% 46% 51% 34%
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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 +27.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.2%
Contains more IronIron +776.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1220%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1022.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +106.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%

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 0% 0% 49% 0% 88% 72% 61% 19% 16% 0% 28% 61% 0.49%
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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 EVitamin E +4780%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2253.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +912.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1311.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +282.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +340%
Contains more FolateFolate +912.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +129.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +744.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shortbread Melon DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 8.326g 0.039g 55%
Fats 26.22g 0.1g 40%
Saturated fat 8.105g 0.025g 37%
Iron 2.98mg 0.34mg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.353mg 0.015mg 28%
Calories 514kcal 28kcal 24%
Vitamin C 0mg 21.8mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.314mg 0.031mg 22%
Carbs 63.78g 6.58g 19%
Vitamin B3 3.275mg 0.232mg 19%
Folate 81µg 8µg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 6.708g 0.002g 17%
Starch 40.47g 17%
Vitamin E 2.44mg 0.05mg 16%
Manganese 0.393mg 0.035mg 16%
Sodium 353mg 9mg 15%
Selenium 6.2µg 0.4µg 11%
Phosphorus 66mg 5mg 9%
Protein 5.37g 1.11g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.071mg 0.163mg 7%
Vitamin K 11µg 2.5µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.321mg 0.084mg 5%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.07mg 4%
Copper 0.09mg 0.06mg 3%
Potassium 88mg 182mg 3%
Fiber 1.3g 0.9g 2%
Choline 0.9mg 7.6mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 11mg 1%
Net carbs 62.48g 5.68g N/A
Calcium 13mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 21.65g 5.69g N/A
Trans fat 0.714g 0g N/A
Fructose 0.3g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.885g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.002g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.033g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 7.253g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 26% 64% 4%
Protein: 5.37 g
Fats: 26.22 g
Carbs: 63.78 g
Water: 3.6 g
Other: 1.03 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 +383.8%
Contains more FatsFats +26120%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +869.3%
Contains more OtherOther +186.1%
Contains more WaterWater +2451.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
35% 29% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.105 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.708 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.326 g
Melon
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +335300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21248.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Shortbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174967/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.