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Watermelon vs. Black gram — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are watermelon and black gram different?

  • Black gram has more copper, iron, fiber, manganese, magnesium, folate, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, and vitamin B1 than watermelon.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for black gram is 104% higher.
  • Black gram has a lower glycemic index (43) than watermelon (76).

Watermelon, raw and Mungo beans, mature seeds, 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 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 191% 41% 87% 284% 327% 91% 162% 5% 199% 45%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2570%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1871.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +777.7%
Contains more IronIron +3054.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +2235.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +3250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3345.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3918.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1950%

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 0% 0.33% 0% 0% 68% 59% 27% 54% 65% 0% 0% 162% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +727.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1109.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +712.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +310%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +524.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +7100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watermelon Black gram DV% diff.
Copper 0.042mg 0.981mg 104%
Iron 0.24mg 7.57mg 92%
Fiber 0.4g 18.3g 72%
Manganese 0.038mg 1.527mg 65%
Magnesium 10mg 267mg 61%
Phosphorus 11mg 379mg 53%
Folate 3µg 216µg 53%
Protein 0.61g 25.21g 49%
Zinc 0.1mg 3.35mg 30%
Potassium 112mg 983mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.273mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.045mg 0.281mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0.254mg 18%
Carbs 7.55g 58.99g 17%
Calories 30kcal 341kcal 16%
Vitamin B5 0.221mg 0.906mg 14%
Selenium 0.4µg 8.2µg 14%
Calcium 7mg 138mg 13%
Vitamin C 8.1mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.178mg 1.447mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 1.071g 7%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Vitamin A 28µg 1µg 3%
Fats 0.15g 1.64g 2%
Sodium 1mg 38mg 2%
Choline 4.1mg 1%
Net carbs 7.15g 40.69g N/A
Sugar 6.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.114g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.085g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.875mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 1.287mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 2.089mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 1.674mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.367mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 1.473mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 1.416mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 0.706mg 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
25% 59% 11% 3%
Protein: 25.21 g
Fats: 1.64 g
Carbs: 58.99 g
Water: 10.8 g
Other: 3.36 g
Contains more WaterWater +746.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +4032.8%
Contains more FatsFats +993.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +681.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1300%

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
9% 7% 84%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.114 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.085 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +129.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2042%

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. Black gram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174259/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.