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Wheat vs. Horned melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wheat and horned melon?

  • Wheat is richer than horned melon in manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B6, magnesium, and vitamin B5.
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for manganese is 129% more.
  • Wheat has 28 times more copper than horned melon. While wheat has 0.553mg of copper, horned melon has only 0.02mg.

We used Wheat, durum and Horned melon (Kiwano) types in this article.

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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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 3.9% 11% 42% 6.7% 13% 16% 0.26% 5.1% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +260%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +161.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +250.4%
Contains more IronIron +211.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +2665%
Contains more ZincZinc +766.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1273%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7623.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
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 18% 2.3% 0% 0% 6.3% 3.5% 11% 11% 15% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1576%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +706.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1092.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +410.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +565.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1333.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Horned melon DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 163%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.039mg 129%
Phosphorus 508mg 37mg 67%
Copper 0.553mg 0.02mg 59%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.565mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.025mg 33%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.48mg 33%
Iron 3.52mg 1.13mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.063mg 27%
Magnesium 144mg 40mg 25%
Protein 13.68g 1.78g 24%
Carbs 71.13g 7.56g 21%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.183mg 15%
Calories 339kcal 44kcal 15%
Folate 43µg 3µg 10%
Potassium 431mg 123mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.015mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 7%
Vitamin C 0mg 5.3mg 6%
Saturated fat 0.454g 2%
Calcium 34mg 13mg 2%
Fats 2.47g 1.26g 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 7.56g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.78 g
Fats: 1.26 g
Carbs: 7.56 g
Water: 88.97 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +668.5%
Contains more FatsFats +96%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +840.9%
Contains more OtherOther +314%
Contains more WaterWater +713.3%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/nutrients
  2. Horned melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167791/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.