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Watermelon vs. Shallot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between watermelon and shallot

  • Watermelon has more vitamin A; however, shallot is higher in vitamin B6, iron, fiber, manganese, folate, phosphorus, potassium, and copper.
  • Shallot covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 23% more than watermelon.
  • Watermelon has 142 times more vitamin A than shallot. While watermelon has 569IU of vitamin A, shallot has only 4IU.
  • The glycemic index of watermelon is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Watermelon, raw and Shallots, raw.

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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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +428.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +198.2%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +109.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +445.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +668.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +700%
Contains more FolateFolate +1033.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +175.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~8mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watermelon Shallot DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.045mg 0.345mg 23%
Iron 0.24mg 1.2mg 12%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.292mg 11%
Fiber 0.4g 3.2g 11%
Folate 3µg 34µg 8%
Potassium 112mg 334mg 7%
Phosphorus 11mg 60mg 7%
Copper 0.042mg 0.088mg 5%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Protein 0.61g 2.5g 4%
Vitamin A 28µg 0µg 3%
Carbs 7.55g 16.8g 3%
Magnesium 10mg 21mg 3%
Calcium 7mg 37mg 3%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.4mg 3%
Calories 30kcal 72kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.8µg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1.2µg 1%
Choline 4.1mg 11.3mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.221mg 0.29mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.1g 0%
Vitamin C 8.1mg 8mg 0%
Net carbs 7.15g 13.6g N/A
Sugar 6.2g 7.87g N/A
Sodium 1mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.178mg 0.2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 0.043mg 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% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more WaterWater +14.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +309.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +122.5%
Contains more OtherOther +233.3%

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
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +164.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28.2%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.017g

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.