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Table salt vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between table salt and winter melon

  • The amount of vitamin C, fiber, and vitamin B2 in winter melon is higher than in table salt.
  • Table salt covers your daily sodium needs 1680% more than winter melon.
  • Winter melon contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Salt, table 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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
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 CalciumCalcium +26.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +72.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more IronIron +21.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +510%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 +∞%
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 Table salt Winter melon DV% diff.
Sodium 38758mg 111mg 1680%
Vitamin C 0mg 13mg 14%
Fiber 0g 2.9g 12%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.11mg 8%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.61mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.035mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.133mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.4mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.04mg 3%
Phosphorus 0mg 19mg 3%
Manganese 0.1mg 0.058mg 2%
Magnesium 1mg 10mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.087g 1%
Folate 0µg 5µg 1%
Calories 0kcal 13kcal 1%
Protein 0g 0.4g 1%
Copper 0.03mg 0.023mg 1%
Iron 0.33mg 0.4mg 1%
Calcium 24mg 19mg 1%
Carbs 0g 3g 1%
Fats 0g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.1g N/A
Potassium 8mg 6mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.037g 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: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more OtherOther +33166.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +47950%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.