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Winter melon vs. Shallot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between winter melon and shallot

  • Winter melon has more vitamin B2 and vitamin C; however, shallot is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, iron, potassium, folate, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Shallot covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 24% more than winter melon.
  • Shallot has 9 times less sodium than winter melon. Winter melon has 111mg of sodium, while shallot has 12mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Shallots, 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +52.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +94.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5466.7%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +282.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +215.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +403.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +118%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +885.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +580%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Shallot DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.345mg 24%
Potassium 6mg 334mg 10%
Manganese 0.058mg 0.292mg 10%
Iron 0.4mg 1.2mg 10%
Copper 0.023mg 0.088mg 7%
Folate 5µg 34µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.02mg 7%
Vitamin C 13mg 8mg 6%
Phosphorus 19mg 60mg 6%
Carbs 3g 16.8g 5%
Sodium 111mg 12mg 4%
Protein 0.4g 2.5g 4%
Calories 13kcal 72kcal 3%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.29mg 3%
Magnesium 10mg 21mg 3%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Selenium 0.2µg 1.2µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.06mg 2%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 19mg 37mg 2%
Fiber 2.9g 3.2g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 0.1g 13.6g N/A
Sugar 7.87g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 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
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +20.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +525%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +460%
Contains more OtherOther +166.7%

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% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +164.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +123.1%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.017g

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.