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Cinnamon vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cinnamon and winter melon

  • Cinnamon has more manganese, fiber, iron, calcium, copper, potassium, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B6, while winter melon has more vitamin C.
  • Cinnamon covers your daily need for manganese, 757% more than winter melon.
  • Cinnamon contains 72 times more potassium than winter melon. While cinnamon contains 431mg of potassium, winter melon contains only 6mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, cinnamon, ground 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 43% 301% 38% 312% 113% 50% 27% 1.3% 2278% 17%
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 +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5173.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +7083.3%
Contains more IronIron +1980%
Contains more CopperCopper +1373.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +236.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +30013.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1450%

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 13% 5% 46% 0% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5% 6%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +233%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +169.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +351.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +20%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +242.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +168.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cinnamon Winter melon DV% diff.
Manganese 17.466mg 0.058mg 757%
Fiber 53.1g 2.9g 201%
Iron 8.32mg 0.4mg 99%
Calcium 1002mg 19mg 98%
Copper 0.339mg 0.023mg 35%
Vitamin K 31.2µg 26%
Carbs 80.59g 3g 26%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Potassium 431mg 6mg 13%
Magnesium 60mg 10mg 12%
Calories 247kcal 13kcal 12%
Zinc 1.83mg 0.61mg 11%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 13mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.158mg 0.035mg 9%
Protein 3.99g 0.4g 7%
Phosphorus 64mg 19mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.332mg 0.4mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.358mg 0.133mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.041mg 0.11mg 5%
Selenium 3.1µg 0.2µg 5%
Sodium 10mg 111mg 4%
Vitamin A 15µg 0µg 2%
Fats 1.24g 0.2g 2%
Choline 11mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.04mg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Saturated fat 0.345g 0.016g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.246g 0.037g 1%
Net carbs 27.49g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 2.17g N/A
Folate 6µg 5µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.068g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.136mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.253mg 0%
Lysine 0.243mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.078mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.146mg 0%
Valine 0.224mg 0%
Histidine 0.117mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 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 +897.5%
Contains more FatsFats +520%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2586.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1100%
Contains more WaterWater +808.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 37% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.345 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.068 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 +564.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27.9%

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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. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/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.