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Winter melon vs. Nutmeg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are winter melon and nutmeg different?

  • Nutmeg is higher than winter melon in manganese, copper, fiber, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, folate, and calcium.
  • Nutmeg covers your daily need for saturated fat, 130% more than winter melon.
  • Winter melon is lower in saturated fat.

Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Spices, nutmeg, ground types were used in this article.

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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%
Nutmeg
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 55% 31% 114% 342% 59% 91% 2.1% 378% 8.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1730%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +868.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5733.3%
Contains more IronIron +660%
Contains more CopperCopper +4365.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +252.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1021.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +700%

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%
Nutmeg
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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 10% 1.7% 0% 0% 87% 13% 24% 0% 37% 0% 0% 57% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +93%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +765%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +224.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +357.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1420%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Nutmeg DV% diff.
Manganese 0.058mg 2.9mg 124%
Saturated fat 0.016g 25.94g 118%
Copper 0.023mg 1.027mg 112%
Fiber 2.9g 20.8g 72%
Fats 0.2g 36.31g 56%
Magnesium 10mg 183mg 41%
Iron 0.4mg 3.04mg 33%
Phosphorus 19mg 213mg 28%
Calories 13kcal 525kcal 26%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.346mg 26%
Folate 5µg 76µg 18%
Calcium 19mg 184mg 17%
Carbs 3g 49.29g 15%
Zinc 0.61mg 2.15mg 14%
Vitamin C 13mg 3mg 11%
Protein 0.4g 5.84g 11%
Potassium 6mg 350mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.16mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 3.22g 8%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 1.299mg 6%
Sodium 111mg 16mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.057mg 4%
Selenium 0.2µg 1.6µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.35g 2%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 0.1g 28.49g N/A
Sugar 2.99g 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
Nutmeg
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6% 36% 49% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.84 g
Fats: 36.31 g
Carbs: 49.29 g
Water: 6.23 g
Other: 2.33 g
Contains more WaterWater +1442.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1360%
Contains more FatsFats +18055%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1543%
Contains more OtherOther +676.7%

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
Nutmeg
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88% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.94 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.22 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.35 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8602.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +302.3%

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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. Nutmeg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171326/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.