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Tomato paste vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tomato paste and melon different?

  • Tomato paste has more copper, iron, vitamin A, vitamin E, potassium, vitamin B3, fiber, manganese, phosphorus, and vitamin B2 than melon.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for tomato paste is 34% higher.
  • Tomato paste has a lower glycemic index (45) than melon (62).

Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added and Melons, casaba, raw are the varieties 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 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
Melon
Melon
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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 +281.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +227.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +457.1%
Contains more IronIron +776.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +508.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1560%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +762.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1225%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.7%

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 73% 25% 86% 0% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9% 21%
Melon
Melon
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +8500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +393.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1225.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +356%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +406.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~21.8mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato paste Melon DV% diff.
Copper 0.365mg 0.06mg 34%
Iron 2.98mg 0.34mg 33%
Vitamin E 4.3mg 0.05mg 28%
Potassium 1014mg 182mg 24%
Vitamin B3 3.076mg 0.232mg 18%
Fiber 4.1g 0.9g 13%
Manganese 0.302mg 0.035mg 12%
Phosphorus 83mg 5mg 11%
Selenium 5.3µg 0.4µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.153mg 0.031mg 9%
Vitamin A 76µg 0µg 8%
Magnesium 42mg 11mg 7%
Vitamin K 11.4µg 2.5µg 7%
Fructose 5.85g 7%
Protein 4.32g 1.11g 6%
Choline 38.5mg 7.6mg 6%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.07mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.216mg 0.163mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.015mg 4%
Carbs 18.91g 6.58g 4%
Calories 82kcal 28kcal 3%
Calcium 36mg 11mg 3%
Sodium 59mg 9mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.142mg 0.084mg 1%
Folate 12µg 8µg 1%
Fats 0.47g 0.1g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.16g 0.039g 1%
Vitamin C 21.9mg 21.8mg 0%
Net carbs 14.81g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 12.18g 5.69g N/A
Starch 0.22g 0%
Saturated fat 0.1g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.067g 0.002g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.089mg 0%
Leucine 0.124mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.088mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 g
Melon
Melon
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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 +289.2%
Contains more FatsFats +370%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +187.4%
Contains more OtherOther +677.8%
Contains more WaterWater +25%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 20% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 g
Melon
Melon
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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 +3250%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +310.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75%

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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. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/nutrients
  2. 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.