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Sunflower oil vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sunflower oil and winter melon different?

  • Sunflower oil is richer in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat, while winter melon is higher in vitamin C, fiber, vitamin B2, and zinc.
  • Sunflower oil covers your daily need for saturated fat, 65% more than winter melon.
  • Sunflower oil contains 1249 times more monounsaturated fat than winter melon. Sunflower oil contains 46.2g of monounsaturated fat, while winter melon contains 0.037g.
  • Winter melon is lower in saturated fat.

Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated) 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 822% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 14% 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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
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 D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunflower oil Winter melon DV% diff.
Vitamin E 41.08mg 274%
Polyunsaturated fat 36.4g 0.087g 242%
Fats 100g 0.2g 154%
Monounsaturated fat 46.2g 0.037g 115%
Saturated fat 13g 0.016g 59%
Calories 884kcal 13kcal 44%
Vitamin C 0mg 13mg 14%
Fiber 0g 2.9g 12%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.11mg 8%
Zinc 0mg 0.61mg 6%
Iron 0mg 0.4mg 5%
Sodium 0mg 111mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.4µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.4mg 3%
Copper 0mg 0.023mg 3%
Phosphorus 0mg 19mg 3%
Manganese 0mg 0.058mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.035mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.133mg 3%
Magnesium 0mg 10mg 2%
Calcium 0mg 19mg 2%
Protein 0g 0.4g 1%
Folate 0µg 5µg 1%
Carbs 0g 3g 1%
Net carbs 0g 0.1g N/A
Potassium 0mg 6mg 0%
Selenium 0µg 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.002mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.003mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 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 FatsFats +49900%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 48% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 46.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 36.4 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 +124764.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +41739.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Sunflower oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172328/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.