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Watermelon vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between watermelon and hot sauce

  • Watermelon is richer in vitamin A, yet hot sauce is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for hot sauce is 115% higher.
  • Watermelon contains 5 times more sugar than hot sauce. Watermelon contains 6.2g of sugar, while hot sauce contains 1.26g.

Food types used in this article are Watermelon, raw and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot.

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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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.6%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +28.9%
~equal in Zinc ~0.11mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~11mg

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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +250%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +100.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +823.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +140%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +290.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +42.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +248.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2300%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.036mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watermelon Hot sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 1mg 2643mg 115%
Vitamin C 8.1mg 74.8mg 74%
Vitamin B6 0.045mg 0.157mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0.082mg 5%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Iron 0.24mg 0.48mg 3%
Carbs 7.55g 1.75g 2%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.221mg 0.11mg 2%
Copper 0.042mg 0.028mg 2%
Vitamin A 28µg 8µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.196g 1%
Choline 4.1mg 1%
Folate 3µg 6µg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0µg 1%
Calories 30kcal 11kcal 1%
Magnesium 10mg 5mg 1%
Potassium 112mg 144mg 1%
Protein 0.61g 0.51g 0%
Fats 0.15g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 7.15g 1.45g N/A
Calcium 7mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 6.2g 1.26g N/A
Fiber 0.4g 0.3g 0%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.11mg 0%
Phosphorus 11mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.12mg 0%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.049mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.036mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.178mg 0.254mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 0.01mg 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
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +331.4%
Contains more FatsFats +146.7%
Contains more OtherOther +2979.2%
~equal in Water ~89.98g

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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +292%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/nutrients

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

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