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Tuna salad vs. Horned melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tuna salad and horned melon different?

  • Tuna salad is higher in vitamin B3, phosphorus, and copper; however, horned melon is richer in magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for tuna salad is 38% higher.
  • Tuna salad contains 201 times more sodium than horned melon. While tuna salad contains 402mg of sodium, horned melon contains only 2mg.

Fish, tuna salad and Horned melon (Kiwano) 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 14% 5.1% 16% 38% 48% 15% 76% 52% 5.2% 225%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 3.9% 11% 42% 6.7% 13% 16% 0.26% 5.1% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +625%
Contains more ZincZinc +16.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +381.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110.5%
Contains more IronIron +13%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
~equal in Manganese ~0.039mg

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 7.3% 8% 0% 0% 7.8% 16% 126% 16% 19% 150% 0% 6% 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 18% 2.3% 0% 0% 6.3% 3.5% 11% 11% 15% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +242.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +24%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1085.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +42.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +140.9%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tuna salad Horned melon DV% diff.
Selenium 41.2µg 75%
Vitamin B12 1.2µg 50%
Vitamin B3 6.7mg 0.565mg 38%
Protein 16.04g 1.78g 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.122g 27%
Phosphorus 178mg 37mg 20%
Sodium 402mg 2mg 17%
Copper 0.145mg 0.02mg 14%
Fats 9.26g 1.26g 12%
Calories 187kcal 44kcal 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.887g 7%
Saturated fat 1.544g 7%
Magnesium 19mg 40mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.015mg 4%
Cholesterol 13mg 4%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 5.3mg 3%
Iron 1mg 1.13mg 2%
Potassium 178mg 123mg 2%
Vitamin A 24µg 7µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0.183mg 2%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.48mg 1%
Carbs 9.41g 7.56g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.025mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0.063mg 1%
Folate 8µg 3µg 1%
Net carbs 9.41g 7.56g N/A
Calcium 17mg 13mg 0%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.039mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.18mg 0%
Threonine 0.701mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.739mg 0%
Leucine 1.293mg 0%
Lysine 1.457mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.626mg 0%
Valine 0.824mg 0%
Histidine 0.467mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.055g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 9% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 16.04 g
Fats: 9.26 g
Carbs: 9.41 g
Water: 63.16 g
Other: 2.13 g
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.78 g
Fats: 1.26 g
Carbs: 7.56 g
Water: 88.97 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +801.1%
Contains more FatsFats +634.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.5%
Contains more OtherOther +395.3%
Contains more WaterWater +40.9%

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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. Tuna salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175160/nutrients
  2. Horned melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167791/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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