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Watermelon vs. Wild rice raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between watermelon and wild rice raw

  • Wild rice raw is richer than watermelon in phosphorus, manganese, copper, zinc, vitamin B3, magnesium, vitamin B6, fiber, folate, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for phosphorus for wild rice raw is 60% higher.
  • Wild rice raw has a lower glycemic index than watermelon.

Food types used in this article are Watermelon, raw and Wild rice, 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 126% 6.3% 38% 74% 175% 163% 186% 0.91% 173% 15%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1670%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +281.3%
Contains more IronIron +716.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1147.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +5860%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3836.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3397.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%

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 0% 0.33% 16% 0% 29% 60% 126% 64% 90% 0% 4.8% 71% 19%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1540%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +248.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1147.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3682.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +386%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +768.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1800%
Contains more FolateFolate +3066.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +753.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watermelon Wild rice raw DV% diff.
Phosphorus 11mg 433mg 60%
Manganese 0.038mg 1.329mg 56%
Copper 0.042mg 0.524mg 54%
Zinc 0.1mg 5.96mg 53%
Vitamin B3 0.178mg 6.733mg 41%
Magnesium 10mg 177mg 40%
Protein 0.61g 14.73g 28%
Vitamin B6 0.045mg 0.391mg 27%
Folate 3µg 95µg 23%
Fiber 0.4g 6.2g 23%
Carbs 7.55g 74.9g 22%
Iron 0.24mg 1.96mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0.262mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.221mg 1.074mg 17%
Calories 30kcal 357kcal 16%
Vitamin C 8.1mg 0mg 9%
Potassium 112mg 427mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.115mg 7%
Choline 4.1mg 35mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.82mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.676g 4%
Selenium 0.4µg 2.8µg 4%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Vitamin A 28µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 1.9µg 2%
Calcium 7mg 21mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 1.08g 1%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.156g 1%
Net carbs 7.15g 68.7g N/A
Sugar 6.2g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 1mg 7mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.159g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.179mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.469mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0.618mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 1.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0.629mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.438mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0.721mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0.858mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 0.384mg 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
15% 75% 8%
Protein: 14.73 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 74.9 g
Water: 7.76 g
Other: 1.53 g
Contains more WaterWater +1078.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2314.8%
Contains more FatsFats +620%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +892.1%
Contains more OtherOther +537.5%

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
16% 16% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.156 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.159 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.676 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +329.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1252%

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
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.67 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +80.6%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Wild rice raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169726/nutrients

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

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