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Winter melon vs. Potato chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between winter melon and potato chips

  • Winter melon contains less vitamin B6, potassium, copper, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin C, manganese, iron, and selenium than potato chips.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for potato chips is 55% higher.
  • Winter melon is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted.

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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 48% 7.2% 113% 61% 102% 30% 71% 1% 57% 44%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +570%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +26.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21150%
Contains more IronIron +307.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1230.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +78.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +768.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +658.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3950%

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 104% 0% 182% 0% 42% 45% 72% 24% 152% 0% 55% 34% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +139.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +317.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +79.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +856.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +202.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1785.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Potato chips DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 12.17g 81%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 61%
Fats 0.2g 34.6g 53%
Saturated fat 0.016g 10.96g 50%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.66mg 48%
Potassium 6mg 1275mg 37%
Copper 0.023mg 0.306mg 31%
Calories 13kcal 536kcal 26%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 9.84g 25%
Histidine 153mg 22%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 3.827mg 21%
Phosphorus 19mg 165mg 21%
Vitamin C 13mg 31.1mg 20%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 18%
Carbs 3g 52.9g 17%
Manganese 0.058mg 0.44mg 17%
Iron 0.4mg 1.63mg 15%
Magnesium 10mg 67mg 14%
Selenium 0.2µg 8.1µg 14%
Protein 0.4g 7g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.167mg 11%
Folate 5µg 45µg 10%
Fiber 2.9g 4.8g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.197mg 7%
Choline 37.5mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.402mg 5%
Sodium 111mg 8mg 4%
Zinc 0.61mg 1.09mg 4%
Calcium 19mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 0.1g 48.1g N/A
Sugar 0.22g N/A
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.253mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.283mg 0%
Leucine 0.419mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.31mg 0%
Valine 0.392mg 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
7% 35% 53% 2% 4%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 34.6 g
Carbs: 52.9 g
Water: 1.9 g
Other: 3.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +4957.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1650%
Contains more FatsFats +17200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1663.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1100%

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
33% 30% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.96 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.17 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +26494.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13888.5%

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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. Potato chips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170649/nutrients

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

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