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Watermelon vs. Pineapple juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between watermelon and pineapple juice

  • Watermelon is higher in vitamin A, yet pineapple juice is higher in vitamin C and manganese.
  • Pineapple juice covers your daily vitamin C needs 40% more than watermelon.
  • Watermelon contains 114 times more vitamin A than pineapple juice. While watermelon contains 569IU of vitamin A, pineapple juice contains only 5IU.
  • The amount of sugar in watermelon is lower.
  • The glycemic index of pineapple juice is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Watermelon, raw and Pineapple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, with added ascorbic acid.

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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 8.6% 3.9% 11% 12% 23% 3% 3.4% 0.26% 66% 0.55%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +85.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.1%
Contains more IronIron +29.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +64.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1226.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.11mg

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 146% 0% 0.4% 0% 15% 4.8% 3.7% 3.4% 23% 0% 0.75% 14% 1.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +150%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +294.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +24.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +440.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +75.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.021mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watermelon Pineapple juice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 8.1mg 43.8mg 40%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.504mg 20%
Folate 3µg 18µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.045mg 0.1mg 4%
Copper 0.042mg 0.069mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.221mg 0.056mg 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.058mg 2%
Carbs 7.55g 12.87g 2%
Protein 0.61g 0.36g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.1µg 1%
Calories 30kcal 53kcal 1%
Fiber 0.4g 0.2g 1%
Iron 0.24mg 0.31mg 1%
Calcium 7mg 13mg 1%
Potassium 112mg 130mg 1%
Fructose 3.36g 3.81g 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 7.15g 12.67g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 6.2g 9.98g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.11mg 0%
Phosphorus 11mg 8mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0.021mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.178mg 0.199mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.3µg 0%
Choline 4.1mg 3.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.008g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.042g 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
13% 86%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 12.87 g
Water: 86.37 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +69.4%
Contains more FatsFats +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +70.5%
Contains more OtherOther +16.7%
~equal in Water ~86.37g

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
13% 22% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.008 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +164.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +19%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%

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
15% 47% 38%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.53 g
Glucose: 4.65 g
Fructose: 3.81 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +26.4%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +194.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +13.4%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Pineapple juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168187/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.