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Winter melon vs. Parsnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between winter melon and parsnip

  • Winter melon contains less manganese, folate, potassium, copper, vitamin B5, fiber, and phosphorus than parsnip.
  • Parsnip's daily need coverage for manganese is 22% higher.
  • Parsnip contains 11 times less sodium than winter melon. Winter melon contains 111mg of sodium, while parsnip contains 10mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Parsnips, raw.

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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 21% 11% 33% 22% 40% 16% 30% 1.3% 73% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +190%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +89.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6150%
Contains more IronIron +47.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +421.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +273.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +865.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
~equal in Zinc ~0.59mg

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 57% 0% 30% 0% 23% 12% 13% 36% 21% 0% 56% 50% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +120%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +30.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +351.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +157.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1240%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Parsnip DV% diff.
Manganese 0.058mg 0.56mg 22%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 19%
Folate 5µg 67µg 16%
Potassium 6mg 375mg 11%
Copper 0.023mg 0.12mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.49mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.6mg 9%
Fiber 2.9g 4.9g 8%
Phosphorus 19mg 71mg 7%
Magnesium 10mg 29mg 5%
Carbs 3g 17.99g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.05mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.09mg 4%
Vitamin C 13mg 17mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.09mg 4%
Sodium 111mg 10mg 4%
Selenium 0.2µg 1.8µg 3%
Calories 13kcal 75kcal 3%
Protein 0.4g 1.2g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.7mg 2%
Iron 0.4mg 0.59mg 2%
Calcium 19mg 36mg 2%
Fats 0.2g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 0.1g 13.09g N/A
Sugar 4.8g N/A
Zinc 0.61mg 0.59mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.05g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.112g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.047g 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
18% 80%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 17.99 g
Water: 79.53 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more WaterWater +20.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +200%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +499.7%
Contains more OtherOther +226.7%

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
24% 54% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.112 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +85.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +202.7%

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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. Parsnip - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170417/nutrients

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

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