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Winter melon vs. Fiddlehead ferns — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are winter melon and fiddlehead ferns different?

  • Fiddlehead ferns are higher than winter melon in vitamin A, copper, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin C, phosphorus, iron, potassium, vitamin B2, and magnesium.
  • Fiddlehead ferns cover your daily need for vitamin A, 72% more than winter melon.

Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Fiddlehead ferns, raw types were used in this article.

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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 24% 9.6% 33% 49% 107% 23% 43% 0.13% 67% 0%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +240%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +68.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6066.7%
Contains more IronIron +227.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1291.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +36.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +431.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +779.3%

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 89% 60% 0% 0% 5% 48% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +104.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1145%
~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 Fiddlehead ferns DV% diff.
Copper 0.023mg 0.32mg 33%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 4.98mg 29%
Vitamin A 0µg 181µg 20%
Manganese 0.058mg 0.51mg 20%
Vitamin C 13mg 26.6mg 15%
Fiber 2.9g 12%
Phosphorus 19mg 101mg 12%
Iron 0.4mg 1.31mg 11%
Potassium 6mg 370mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.21mg 8%
Protein 0.4g 4.55g 8%
Magnesium 10mg 34mg 6%
Sodium 111mg 1mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 3%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.83mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.02mg 2%
Folate 5µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 1%
Calories 13kcal 34kcal 1%
Calcium 19mg 32mg 1%
Carbs 3g 5.54g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 0.1g 5.54g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 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% 6% 89%
Protein: 4.55 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 5.54 g
Water: 88.68 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1037.5%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +84.7%
Contains more OtherOther +176.7%
~equal in Water ~88.68g

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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. Fiddlehead ferns - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169405/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.