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Winter melon vs. Naranjilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between winter melon and naranjilla

  • Winter melon has more vitamin C, vitamin B2, and fiber, while naranjilla has more vitamin A, vitamin B3, potassium, and vitamin B6.
  • Naranjilla covers your daily need for vitamin A, 11% more than winter melon.
  • The amount of sodium in naranjilla is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Naranjilla (lulo) pulp, frozen, unsweetened.

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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 7.9% 2.4% 18% 13% 9.3% 2.7% 5.1% 0.52% 8.7% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +137.5%
Contains more IronIron +14.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +510%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg

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 11% 9.3% 15% 0% 11% 0% 27% 13% 25% 0% 37% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +306.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +262.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +65.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +205.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Naranjilla DV% diff.
Vitamin K 14.6µg 12%
Vitamin C 13mg 3.2mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 1.45mg 7%
Fiber 2.9g 1.1g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.107mg 6%
Potassium 6mg 200mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 5%
Sodium 111mg 4mg 5%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.1mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.22mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 1%
Folate 5µg 3µg 1%
Calories 13kcal 25kcal 1%
Phosphorus 19mg 12mg 1%
Iron 0.4mg 0.35mg 1%
Carbs 3g 5.9g 1%
Copper 0.023mg 0.028mg 1%
Calcium 19mg 8mg 1%
Fructose 1.04g 1%
Protein 0.4g 0.44g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.22g 0%
Net carbs 0.1g 4.8g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 3.74g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Manganese 0.058mg 0.067mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.045mg 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
6% 93%
Protein: 0.44 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 5.9 g
Water: 93.05 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +96.7%
Contains more OtherOther +30%
~equal in Protein ~0.44g
~equal in Fats ~0.22g
~equal in Water ~93.05g

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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. Naranjilla - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167790/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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