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Taco salad vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between taco salad and melon?

  • Taco salad is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin B2, iron, phosphorus, and calcium, yet melon is richer in vitamin C.
  • Melon's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 22% higher.
  • Melon contains less saturated fat.

We used Fast foods, taco salad and Melons, casaba, raw types in this comparison.

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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 19% 29% 19% 43% 38% 37% 31% 50% 22% 12%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 16% 13% 20% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 4.6% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +136.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +781.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.4%
Contains more IronIron +238.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1842.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1340%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +377.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +450%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%

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 6% 0% 0% 0% 13% 42% 23% 41% 25% 40% 0% 32% 13%
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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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +480.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +434.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +709.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +425%
Contains more CholineCholine +206.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1111.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco salad Melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1.8mg 21.8mg 22%
Sodium 385mg 9mg 16%
Saturated fat 3.446g 0.025g 16%
Vitamin B12 0.32µg 0µg 13%
Zinc 1.36mg 0.07mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.084mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.031mg 11%
Protein 6.68g 1.11g 11%
Fats 7.46g 0.1g 11%
Iron 1.15mg 0.34mg 10%
Phosphorus 72mg 5mg 10%
Folate 42µg 8µg 9%
Calcium 97mg 11mg 9%
Cholesterol 22mg 0mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.606g 0.002g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.24mg 0.232mg 6%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.035mg 6%
Calories 141kcal 28kcal 6%
Copper 0.113mg 0.06mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.883g 0.039g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.163mg 4%
Magnesium 26mg 11mg 4%
Fiber 0.9g 4%
Choline 23.3mg 7.6mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.015mg 3%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.4µg 3%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Carbs 11.91g 6.58g 2%
Potassium 210mg 182mg 1%
Net carbs 11.91g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 5.69g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0%
Threonine 0.254mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0%
Leucine 0.549mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0%
Valine 0.343mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 7% 12% 72%
Protein: 6.68 g
Fats: 7.46 g
Carbs: 11.91 g
Water: 72.35 g
Other: 1.6 g
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7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +501.8%
Contains more FatsFats +7360%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +81%
Contains more OtherOther +344.4%
Contains more WaterWater +27%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 38% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.446 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.606 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.883 g
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38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +130200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2164.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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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. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/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.