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Winter melon vs. Broad beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between winter melon and broad beans

  • Winter melon has less iron, folate, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin C, vitamin B1, potassium, and vitamin A.
  • Broad beans' daily need coverage for iron is 14% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 5.4% 17% 56% 20% 13% 31% 5.3% 34% 5.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +29.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +210%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3116.7%
Contains more IronIron +275%
Contains more CopperCopper +160.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +284.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +350%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
~equal in Calcium ~18mg

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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 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 66% 4.7% 0% 0% 32% 21% 23% 4% 6.7% 0% 0% 44% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +101.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +52.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +1060%
~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 Winter melon Broad beans DV% diff.
Iron 0.4mg 1.5mg 14%
Folate 5µg 58µg 13%
Protein 0.4g 4.8g 9%
Manganese 0.058mg 0.261mg 9%
Vitamin C 13mg 19.8mg 8%
Phosphorus 19mg 73mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.128mg 7%
Potassium 6mg 193mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 1.2mg 5%
Magnesium 10mg 31mg 5%
Copper 0.023mg 0.06mg 4%
Sodium 111mg 41mg 3%
Fiber 2.9g 3.6g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.09mg 2%
Calories 13kcal 62kcal 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 14µg 2%
Carbs 3g 10.1g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.303g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.066mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.142g 1%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.47mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.5g 0%
Net carbs 0.1g 6.5g N/A
Calcium 19mg 18mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.029mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.178mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.37mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.313mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.037mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.235mg 0%
Histidine 0.115mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
5% 10% 84%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 10.1 g
Water: 83.7 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +14.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1100%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +236.7%
Contains more OtherOther +200%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.303 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +85%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +248.3%

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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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/nutrients
  2. Broad beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170378/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.