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Winter melon vs. Celery — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between winter melon and celery?

  • Winter melon is richer in vitamin C and fiber, yet celery is richer in vitamin A, folate, and potassium.
  • Winter melon's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 11% higher.
  • Winter melon has 5 times more zinc than celery. Winter melon has 0.61mg of zinc, while celery has 0.13mg.

We used Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Celery, raw 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% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Celery
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 12% 23% 7.5% 12% 3.5% 10% 10% 13% 2.2%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +369.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +110.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +52.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +77.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg

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%
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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 10% 7.3% 5.4% 0% 5.3% 13% 6% 15% 17% 0% 73% 27% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +319.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +90.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +93%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +85%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +620%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Celery DV% diff.
Vitamin K 29.3µg 24%
Vitamin C 13mg 3.1mg 11%
Folate 5µg 36µg 8%
Potassium 6mg 260mg 7%
Fiber 2.9g 1.6g 5%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.13mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.057mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.074mg 3%
Iron 0.4mg 0.2mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.021mg 2%
Manganese 0.058mg 0.103mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 22µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.246mg 2%
Calcium 19mg 40mg 2%
Phosphorus 19mg 24mg 1%
Sodium 111mg 80mg 1%
Copper 0.023mg 0.035mg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.32mg 1%
Protein 0.4g 0.69g 1%
Calories 13kcal 16kcal 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.17g 0%
Carbs 3g 2.97g 0%
Net carbs 0.1g 1.37g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 1.34g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.079g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.02mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.032mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.027mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0%
Fructose 0.37g 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
Celery
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3% 95%
Protein: 0.69 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.97 g
Water: 95.43 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more FatsFats +17.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +72.5%
Contains more OtherOther +146.7%
~equal in Carbs ~2.97g
~equal in Water ~95.43g

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
Celery
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27% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15.6%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.079g

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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. Celery - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169988/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.