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Watermelon vs. Drinking water — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between watermelon and drinking water?

  • Watermelon is richer than drinking water in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Watermelon's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 11% more.
  • The amount of sugar in drinking water is lower.
  • The glycemic index of drinking water is lower.

We used Watermelon, raw and Beverages, water, tap, drinking types 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 0.71% 0.9% 0% 0% 3.3% 0.27% 0% 0.52% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +320%
Contains more ZincZinc +900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watermelon Drinking water DV% diff.
Vitamin C 8.1mg 0mg 9%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.221mg 0mg 4%
Copper 0.042mg 0.01mg 4%
Iron 0.24mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.045mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 112mg 0mg 3%
Carbs 7.55g 0g 3%
Phosphorus 11mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0mg 2%
Manganese 0.038mg 0mg 2%
Calories 30kcal 0kcal 2%
Magnesium 10mg 1mg 2%
Fiber 0.4g 0g 2%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.178mg 0mg 1%
Folate 3µg 0µg 1%
Choline 4.1mg 0mg 1%
Protein 0.61g 0g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0g 0%
Net carbs 7.15g 0g N/A
Calcium 7mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 6.2g 0g N/A
Sodium 1mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.9 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +140%
~equal in Water ~99.9g

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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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/nutrients
  2. Drinking water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173647/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.