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Winter melon vs. Jerky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between winter melon and jerky

  • Winter melon has less zinc, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B12, folate, copper, selenium, and potassium.
  • Jerky covers your daily sodium needs 86% more than winter melon.
  • Winter melon has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Snacks, beef jerky, chopped, and formed.

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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%
Jerky
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 6% 53% 203% 76% 221% 174% 271% 14% 58%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +410%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9850%
Contains more IronIron +1255%
Contains more CopperCopper +887%
Contains more ZincZinc +1229.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2042.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +91.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5250%
~equal in Calcium ~20mg

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 0% 0% 9.8% 4.5% 39% 33% 32% 9.8% 41% 124% 5.8% 101% 60%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +285%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +333%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +22.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +411.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2580%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Jerky DV% diff.
Sodium 111mg 2081mg 86%
Zinc 0.61mg 8.11mg 68%
Protein 0.4g 33.2g 66%
Iron 0.4mg 5.42mg 63%
Phosphorus 19mg 407mg 55%
Saturated fat 0.016g 10.85g 49%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.99µg 41%
Fats 0.2g 25.6g 39%
Folate 5µg 134µg 32%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 11.305g 28%
Copper 0.023mg 0.227mg 23%
Calories 13kcal 410kcal 20%
Choline 109.1mg 20%
Selenium 0.2µg 10.7µg 19%
Potassium 6mg 597mg 17%
Cholesterol 0mg 48mg 16%
Vitamin C 13mg 0mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.179mg 11%
Magnesium 10mg 51mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.154mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 1.732mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 1.011g 6%
Fiber 2.9g 1.8g 4%
Vitamin E 0.49mg 3%
Carbs 3g 11g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.142mg 2%
Manganese 0.058mg 0.111mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.3µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.163mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 11IU 1%
Net carbs 0.1g 9.2g N/A
Calcium 19mg 20mg 0%
Sugar 9g 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
Jerky
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33% 26% 11% 23% 7%
Protein: 33.2 g
Fats: 25.6 g
Carbs: 11 g
Water: 23.36 g
Other: 6.84 g
Contains more WaterWater +311.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +8200%
Contains more FatsFats +12700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +266.7%
Contains more OtherOther +2180%

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
Jerky
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47% 49% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.85 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.305 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.011 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +30454.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1062.1%

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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. Jerky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167536/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.