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Winter melon vs. Halva — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between winter melon and halva

  • The amount of copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and selenium in halva is higher than in winter melon.
  • Halva covers your daily copper needs 131% more than winter melon.
  • Winter melon contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Candies, halavah, plain.

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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%
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
Contains less SodiumSodium -43.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2080%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +73.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3016.7%
Contains more IronIron +1032.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +5126.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +608.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3094.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1405.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5650%

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%
Halva
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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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +12900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +960%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +614%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +894.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1200%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Halva DV% diff.
Copper 0.023mg 1.202mg 131%
Phosphorus 19mg 607mg 84%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 8.481g 56%
Iron 0.4mg 4.53mg 52%
Magnesium 10mg 218mg 50%
Manganese 0.058mg 0.873mg 35%
Zinc 0.61mg 4.32mg 34%
Fats 0.2g 21.52g 33%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.424mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.348mg 24%
Protein 0.4g 12.49g 24%
Calories 13kcal 469kcal 23%
Selenium 0.2µg 11.5µg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 8.194g 20%
Carbs 3g 60.49g 19%
Saturated fat 0.016g 4.127g 19%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 2.856mg 15%
Folate 5µg 65µg 15%
Vitamin C 13mg 0.1mg 14%
Fiber 2.9g 4.5g 6%
Potassium 6mg 187mg 5%
Sodium 111mg 195mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.088mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Calcium 19mg 33mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.174mg 1%
Net carbs 0.1g 55.99g N/A
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
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +2518.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3022.5%
Contains more FatsFats +10660%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1916.3%
Contains more OtherOther +510%

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
Halva
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20% 39% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.481 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22045.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9648.3%

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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. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/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.