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Sugar vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sugar and winter melon different?

  • Winter melon is higher than sugar in vitamin C, fiber, vitamin B2, and zinc.
  • Winter melon covers your daily need for vitamin C, 14% more than sugar.
  • Sugar is lower in sodium.

Sugars, granulated and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw types were used in this article.

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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.
Sugar
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
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 less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +200%
Contains more IronIron +700%
Contains more CopperCopper +228.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +6000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1350%

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.
Sugar
0
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% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +478.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar Winter melon DV% diff.
Carbs 99.98g 3g 32%
Calories 387kcal 13kcal 19%
Vitamin C 0mg 13mg 14%
Fiber 0g 2.9g 12%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.11mg 7%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.61mg 5%
Sodium 1mg 111mg 5%
Iron 0.05mg 0.4mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.04mg 3%
Phosphorus 0mg 19mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.035mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.133mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.4mg 3%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.058mg 2%
Calcium 1mg 19mg 2%
Magnesium 0mg 10mg 2%
Copper 0.007mg 0.023mg 2%
Protein 0g 0.4g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Folate 0µg 5µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.087g 1%
Fats 0g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 99.98g 0.1g N/A
Potassium 2mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 99.8g N/A
Saturated fat 0g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3232.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +480400%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.