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Winter melon vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are winter melon and soba different?

  • Winter melon is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B2, while soba is higher in manganese.
  • Winter melon covers your daily need for vitamin C, 14% more than soba.
  • Winter melon contains 5 times more zinc than soba. Winter melon contains 0.61mg of zinc, while soba contains 0.12mg.

Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked 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%
Soba
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +375%
Contains more CopperCopper +187.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +408.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +483.3%
Contains more IronIron +20%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +544.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~9mg

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%
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +323.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +135%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +76.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~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 Soba DV% diff.
Manganese 0.058mg 0.374mg 14%
Vitamin C 13mg 0mg 14%
Fiber 2.9g 12%
Protein 0.4g 5.06g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.026mg 6%
Carbs 3g 21.44g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.094mg 5%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.12mg 4%
Calories 13kcal 99kcal 4%
Copper 0.023mg 0.008mg 2%
Calcium 19mg 4mg 2%
Sodium 111mg 60mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.235mg 2%
Iron 0.4mg 0.48mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.51mg 1%
Potassium 6mg 35mg 1%
Folate 5µg 7µg 1%
Phosphorus 19mg 25mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 0.1g 21.44g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 9mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.04mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.026g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 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
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5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +31.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1165%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +614.7%
Contains more OtherOther +30%

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
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25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +42.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +180.6%

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/nutrients

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

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