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Winter melon vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between winter melon and meatball

  • Winter melon has more vitamin C; however, meatball is higher in copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, folate, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
  • Meatball covers your daily copper needs 76% more than winter melon.
  • Winter melon has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Meatballs, meatless.

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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 13% 7.5% 16% 81% 235% 49% 147% 72% 0% 4.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +31.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2900%
Contains more IronIron +440%
Contains more CopperCopper +2969.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +195.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1710.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%

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% 0% 35% 0% 235% 49% 47% 30% 46% 188% 0% 59% 48%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2245%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +93.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +525%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +275.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +471.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1460%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Meatball DV% diff.
Copper 0.023mg 0.706mg 76%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.938mg 75%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.5µg 63%
Phosphorus 19mg 344mg 46%
Protein 0.4g 21g 41%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 4.666g 31%
Iron 0.4mg 2.16mg 22%
Sodium 111mg 550mg 19%
Folate 5µg 78µg 18%
Choline 88.4mg 16%
Fats 0.2g 9g 14%
Vitamin C 13mg 0mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.2mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 2.5mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 12%
Zinc 0.61mg 1.8mg 11%
Calories 13kcal 197kcal 9%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.213mg 8%
Fiber 2.9g 4.6g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.5mg 7%
Saturated fat 0.016g 1.425g 6%
Potassium 6mg 180mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 2.188g 5%
Manganese 0.058mg 3%
Magnesium 10mg 18mg 2%
Carbs 3g 8g 2%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.8µg 1%
Calcium 19mg 25mg 1%
Net carbs 0.1g 3.4g N/A
Sugar 1.25g 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
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more WaterWater +65.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +5150%
Contains more FatsFats +4400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +166.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1233.3%

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
17% 26% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.425 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.666 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5813.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5263.2%

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. Meatball - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169067/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.