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Winged bean vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between winged bean and winter melon

  • Winged bean has more copper, vitamin B1, manganese, iron, potassium, vitamin B3, and zinc; however, winter melon has more vitamin C.
  • Winged bean's daily need coverage for copper is 151% more.
  • Winged bean has 98 times more potassium than winter melon. Winged bean has 586mg of potassium, while winter melon has 6mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Winged bean tuber, raw and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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 17% 9% 52% 75% 462% 38% 19% 4.6% 69% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +140%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9666.7%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +5926.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +127.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +136.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +817.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%

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% 95% 34% 31% 7% 17% 0% 0% 14% 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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +847.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +310%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +114.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winged bean Winter melon DV% diff.
Copper 1.386mg 0.023mg 151%
Vitamin B1 0.379mg 0.04mg 28%
Protein 11.6g 0.4g 22%
Manganese 0.532mg 0.058mg 21%
Iron 2mg 0.4mg 20%
Potassium 586mg 6mg 17%
Vitamin C 0mg 13mg 14%
Fiber 2.9g 12%
Vitamin B3 1.64mg 0.4mg 8%
Carbs 28.1g 3g 8%
Zinc 1.39mg 0.61mg 7%
Calories 148kcal 13kcal 7%
Phosphorus 45mg 19mg 4%
Folate 19µg 5µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.075mg 0.035mg 3%
Sodium 35mg 111mg 3%
Magnesium 24mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.149mg 0.11mg 3%
Calcium 30mg 19mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.174g 0.087g 1%
Saturated fat 0.222g 0.016g 1%
Fats 0.9g 0.2g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Net carbs 28.1g 0.1g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.116mg 0.133mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.234g 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.252mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.451mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.425mg 0%
Leucine 0.64mg 0%
Lysine 0.592mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.143mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.599mg 0%
Histidine 0.241mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 28% 57% 2%
Protein: 11.6 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 28.1 g
Water: 57.4 g
Other: 2 g
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2800%
Contains more FatsFats +350%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +836.7%
Contains more OtherOther +566.7%
Contains more WaterWater +67.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
35% 37% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.222 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.234 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.174 g
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +532.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +100%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.8%

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. Winged bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170070/nutrients
  2. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.