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Spaghetti vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between spaghetti and winter melon

  • Spaghetti has more selenium, manganese, copper, and phosphorus; however, winter melon has more vitamin C and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for spaghetti is 48% higher.
  • Winter melon has 7 times less potassium than spaghetti. Spaghetti has 44mg of potassium, while winter melon has 6mg.
  • Spaghetti is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt 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 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
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 +80%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +633.3%
Contains more IronIron +25%
Contains more CopperCopper +334.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +205.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +455.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +13100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +171.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +19.6%

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% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
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 B6Vitamin B6 +40%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.4mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spaghetti Winter melon DV% diff.
Selenium 26.4µg 0.2µg 48%
Vitamin C 0mg 13mg 14%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Protein 5.8g 0.4g 11%
Manganese 0.322mg 0.058mg 11%
Carbs 30.86g 3g 9%
Copper 0.1mg 0.023mg 9%
Calories 158kcal 13kcal 7%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.11mg 7%
Phosphorus 58mg 19mg 6%
Sodium 1mg 111mg 5%
Fiber 1.8g 2.9g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.326g 0.087g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.04mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 10mg 2%
Zinc 0.51mg 0.61mg 1%
Fats 0.93g 0.2g 1%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Folate 7µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.049mg 0.035mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.176g 0.016g 1%
Calcium 7mg 19mg 1%
Potassium 44mg 6mg 1%
Iron 0.5mg 0.4mg 1%
Net carbs 29.06g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 0.56g N/A
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.4mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.112mg 0.133mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.131g 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.132mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 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 +1350%
Contains more FatsFats +365%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +928.7%
Contains more WaterWater +54.7%
~equal in Other ~0.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 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 +254.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +274.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.9%

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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. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/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.