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Winter melon vs. Peppermint — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between winter melon and peppermint?

  • Peppermint is richer than winter melon in vitamin A, iron, manganese, copper, folate, calcium, vitamin C, fiber, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Peppermint's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 85% more.

We used Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Peppermint, fresh types 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1178.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9383.3%
Contains more IronIron +1170%
Contains more CopperCopper +1330.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +82%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +284.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1927.6%

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 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +144.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +105%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +141.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +326.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +154.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +268.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +2180%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Peppermint DV% diff.
Iron 0.4mg 5.08mg 59%
Manganese 0.058mg 1.176mg 49%
Copper 0.023mg 0.329mg 34%
Folate 5µg 114µg 27%
Vitamin A 0µg 212µg 24%
Calcium 19mg 243mg 22%
Vitamin C 13mg 31.8mg 21%
Fiber 2.9g 8g 20%
Magnesium 10mg 80mg 17%
Potassium 6mg 569mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.266mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 1.706mg 8%
Phosphorus 19mg 73mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.129mg 7%
Protein 0.4g 3.75g 7%
Zinc 0.61mg 1.11mg 5%
Carbs 3g 14.89g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.338mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.082mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.508g 3%
Calories 13kcal 70kcal 3%
Sodium 111mg 31mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.246g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.94g 1%
Net carbs 0.1g 6.89g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.033g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.058mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.161mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 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
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 g
Contains more WaterWater +22.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +837.5%
Contains more FatsFats +370%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +396.3%
Contains more OtherOther +490%

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
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.246 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +483.9%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/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.