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Watermelon vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between watermelon and sweet and sour?

  • Watermelon is richer in vitamin A, yet sweet, and sour is richer in manganese.
  • Sweet and sour's daily need coverage for manganese is 31% higher.
  • Watermelon has 57 times more vitamin A than sweet and sour. Watermelon has 569IU of vitamin A, while sweet, and sour has 10IU.
  • Watermelon contains less sugar.

We used Watermelon, raw and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve types in this comparison.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.1%
Contains more IronIron +14.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1902.6%
~equal in Zinc ~0.09mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.4µg

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +137.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +70.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +45.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~8.7mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.019mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.187mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watermelon Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Manganese 0.038mg 0.761mg 31%
Sodium 1mg 371mg 16%
Carbs 7.55g 38.22g 10%
Calories 30kcal 150kcal 6%
Copper 0.042mg 0.079mg 4%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.221mg 0.093mg 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 1µg 3%
Phosphorus 11mg 7mg 1%
Folate 3µg 8µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.045mg 0.053mg 1%
Protein 0.61g 0.27g 1%
Vitamin C 8.1mg 8.7mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.048mg 1%
Fiber 0.4g 0.1g 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 7.15g 38.12g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 8mg 0%
Calcium 7mg 10mg 0%
Potassium 112mg 99mg 0%
Iron 0.24mg 0.21mg 0%
Sugar 6.2g 18.75g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.01mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0.019mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.178mg 0.187mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.2µg 0%
Choline 4.1mg 2.4mg 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +125.9%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more WaterWater +51.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +406.2%
Contains more OtherOther +408.3%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.