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Watermelon vs. Bean raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are watermelon and bean raw different?

  • Bean raw is higher than watermelon in folate, copper, fiber, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, selenium, manganese, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Bean raw covers your daily need for folate, 131% more than watermelon.
  • Watermelon has a higher glycemic index (76) than bean raw (33).

Watermelon, raw and Beans, pinto, mature seeds, 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 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 126% 34% 123% 190% 298% 62% 176% 1.6% 150% 152%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1660%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1514.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1143.8%
Contains more IronIron +2012.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +2026.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +2180%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3636.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2921.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6875%

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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
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 21% 0% 4.2% 0% 178% 49% 22% 47% 109% 0% 14% 394% 36%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +320%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2060.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +909.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +559.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +255.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +953.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5500%
Contains more FolateFolate +17400%
Contains more CholineCholine +1514.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watermelon Bean raw DV% diff.
Folate 3µg 525µg 131%
Copper 0.042mg 0.893mg 95%
Iron 0.24mg 5.07mg 60%
Fiber 0.4g 15.5g 60%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.713mg 57%
Phosphorus 11mg 411mg 57%
Selenium 0.4µg 27.9µg 50%
Manganese 0.038mg 1.148mg 48%
Protein 0.61g 21.42g 42%
Magnesium 10mg 176mg 40%
Potassium 112mg 1393mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.045mg 0.474mg 33%
Zinc 0.1mg 2.28mg 20%
Carbs 7.55g 62.55g 18%
Calories 30kcal 347kcal 16%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0.212mg 15%
Starch 0g 34.17g 14%
Calcium 7mg 113mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.221mg 0.785mg 11%
Choline 4.1mg 66.2mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.178mg 1.174mg 6%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 5.6µg 5%
Fructose 3.36g 0g 4%
Vitamin A 28µg 0µg 3%
Fats 0.15g 1.23g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.407g 2%
Vitamin C 8.1mg 6.3mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.21mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.235g 1%
Net carbs 7.15g 47.05g N/A
Sugar 6.2g 2.11g N/A
Sodium 1mg 12mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.229g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.237mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.81mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0.871mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 1.558mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 1.356mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.259mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 1.095mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0.998mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 0.556mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
21% 63% 11% 3%
Protein: 21.42 g
Fats: 1.23 g
Carbs: 62.55 g
Water: 11.33 g
Other: 3.47 g
Contains more WaterWater +707.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3411.5%
Contains more FatsFats +720%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +728.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1345.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.235 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.229 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.407 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +518.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +714%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 25% 54%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.21 g
Glucose: 1.58 g
Fructose: 3.36 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
94% 5%
Starch: 34.17 g
Sucrose: 1.98 g
Glucose: 0.13 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1115.4%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +63.6%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/nutrients
  2. Bean raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175199/nutrients

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

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