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Winter melon vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between winter melon and croissant

  • Winter melon has more vitamin C; however, croissant has more selenium, vitamin B1, folate, iron, vitamin A, and vitamin B5.
  • Croissant's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 58% more.
  • Winter melon has 65 times more vitamin C than croissant. Winter melon has 13mg of vitamin C, while croissant has 0.2mg.
  • Winter melon is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Croissants, butter.

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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 11% 11% 10% 76% 27% 20% 45% 61% 43% 124%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +94.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1866.7%
Contains more IronIron +407.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +247.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +23%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +452.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +469%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11250%

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 0.67% 69% 17% 0% 97% 56% 41% 52% 13% 20% 4.5% 66% 21%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +6400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +870%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +119.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +447%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +547.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +65.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1660%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Croissant DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.016g 11.659g 53%
Selenium 0.2µg 22.7µg 41%
Fats 0.2g 21g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.388mg 29%
Vitamin A 0µg 206µg 23%
Cholesterol 0mg 67mg 22%
Folate 5µg 88µg 21%
Iron 0.4mg 2.03mg 20%
Calories 13kcal 406kcal 20%
Protein 0.4g 8.2g 16%
Sodium 111mg 467mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.861mg 15%
Carbs 3g 45.8g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 5.525g 14%
Vitamin C 13mg 0.2mg 14%
Manganese 0.058mg 0.33mg 12%
Phosphorus 19mg 105mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 2.188mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.241mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 1.094g 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Choline 38.8mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 6%
Copper 0.023mg 0.08mg 6%
Potassium 6mg 118mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.058mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Calcium 19mg 37mg 2%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.75mg 1%
Fiber 2.9g 2.6g 1%
Magnesium 10mg 16mg 1%
Net carbs 0.1g 43.2g N/A
Sugar 11.26g N/A
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.284mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.365mg 0%
Leucine 0.623mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.329mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.416mg 0%
Valine 0.41mg 0%
Histidine 0.187mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g N/A

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
8% 21% 46% 23% 2%
Protein: 8.2 g
Fats: 21 g
Carbs: 45.8 g
Water: 23.2 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +314.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1950%
Contains more FatsFats +10400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1426.7%
Contains more OtherOther +500%

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
64% 30% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.659 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.525 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.094 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14832.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1157.5%

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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. Croissant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174987/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.