Winter melon vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between winter melon and minestrone

Winter melon has more vitamin C, fiber, and vitamin B2, while minestrone has more vitamin A.
Minestrone covers your daily need for vitamin A, 19% more than winter melon.
Winter melon contains 26 times more vitamin C than minestrone. While winter melon contains 13mg of vitamin C, minestrone contains only 0.5mg.
The amount of sodium in winter melon is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water.

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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.

Winter melon

Minestrone

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+35.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+96.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-56.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+2066.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+121.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+162.1%

~equal in Iron ~0.38mg

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.

Winter melon

Minestrone

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+511.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+17.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.391mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.14mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	13mg	0.5mg	14%
Fiber	2.9g	0.4g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.11mg	0.018mg	7%
Sodium	111mg	254mg	6%
Vitamin A	0µg	49µg	5%
Potassium	6mg	130mg	4%
Manganese	0.058mg	0.152mg	4%
Copper	0.023mg	0.051mg	3%
Protein	0.4g	1.77g	3%
Folate	5µg	15µg	3%
Zinc	0.61mg	0.31mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.087g	0.46g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.04mg	0.022mg	2%
Magnesium	10mg	3mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.037g	0.29g	1%
Calories	13kcal	34kcal	1%
Phosphorus	19mg	23mg	1%
Calcium	19mg	14mg	1%
Carbs	3g	4.66g	1%
Fats	0.2g	1.04g	1%
Saturated fat	0.016g	0.23g	1%
Net carbs	0.1g	4.26g	N/A
Cholesterol	0mg	1mg	0%
Iron	0.4mg	0.38mg	0%
Selenium	0.2µg		0%
Vitamin B3	0.4mg	0.391mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.133mg	0.14mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.041mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.002mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine		0.043mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.054mg	0%
Leucine		0.098mg	0%
Lysine	0.009mg	0.076mg	0%
Methionine	0.003mg	0.018mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.064mg	0%
Valine		0.074mg	0%
Histidine		0.03mg	0%