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Watermelon vs. Pea soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between watermelon and pea soup

  • Watermelon is higher in vitamin A and vitamin C, yet pea soup is higher in copper, manganese, iron, fiber, selenium, and phosphorus.
  • Pea soup covers your daily sodium needs 15% more than watermelon.
  • Watermelon contains 47 times more vitamin A than pea soup. While watermelon contains 569IU of vitamin A, pea soup contains only 12IU.
  • The amount of sodium in watermelon is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Watermelon, raw and Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water.

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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 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +71.4%
Contains more IronIron +204.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +247.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +540%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +327.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +544.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%

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 2% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1250%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +351%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +159.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +222%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watermelon Pea soup DV% diff.
Sodium 1mg 336mg 15%
Copper 0.042mg 0.146mg 12%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.245mg 9%
Vitamin C 8.1mg 0.6mg 8%
Selenium 0.4µg 3.6µg 6%
Fiber 0.4g 1.9g 6%
Iron 0.24mg 0.73mg 6%
Protein 0.61g 3.2g 5%
Phosphorus 11mg 47mg 5%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.64mg 5%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.221mg 0.049mg 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 3µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.178mg 0.462mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.045mg 0.02mg 2%
Choline 4.1mg 13.2mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.524g 2%
Calories 30kcal 61kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.04mg 1%
Carbs 7.55g 9.88g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.142g 1%
Fats 0.15g 1.09g 1%
Folate 3µg 1µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.372g 1%
Magnesium 10mg 15mg 1%
Calcium 7mg 12mg 1%
Potassium 112mg 71mg 1%
Net carbs 7.15g 7.98g N/A
Sugar 6.2g 3.19g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0.025mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.2µg 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
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +424.6%
Contains more FatsFats +626.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.9%
Contains more OtherOther +433.3%
~equal in Water ~84.55g

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
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +905.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +184%

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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. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/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.