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Winter melon vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between winter melon and cereal

  • Winter melon contains less vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, manganese, and vitamin C than cereal.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 521% higher.
  • The amount of sodium in winter melon is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands).

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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%
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +90%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1650%
Contains more IronIron +8415%
Contains more CopperCopper +495.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1145.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +305.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1262.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3050%

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%
Cereal
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +196.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15620%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3418.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7305%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17002.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 6.288mg 521%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 5.986mg 458%
Iron 0.4mg 34.06mg 421%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 3.87mg 289%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 29.62mg 183%
Vitamin A 0µg 814µg 90%
Zinc 0.61mg 7.6mg 64%
Manganese 0.058mg 0.79mg 32%
Sodium 111mg 795mg 30%
Vitamin C 13mg 38.5mg 28%
Carbs 3g 86.85g 28%
Calories 13kcal 378kcal 18%
Copper 0.023mg 0.137mg 13%
Protein 0.4g 6.06g 11%
Selenium 0.2µg 6.3µg 11%
Phosphorus 19mg 77mg 8%
Fiber 2.9g 1.4g 6%
Potassium 6mg 105mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.354g 2%
Magnesium 10mg 19mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.226mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Calcium 19mg 10mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 1.08g 1%
Folate 5µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.26g 1%
Net carbs 0.1g 85.45g N/A
Sugar 10.35g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.204g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 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
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more WaterWater +2442.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1415%
Contains more FatsFats +440%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2795%
Contains more OtherOther +643.3%

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
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +451.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +306.9%

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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

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.