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Winter melon vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between winter melon and soy sauce?

  • Winter melon is richer in vitamin C and fiber, yet soy sauce is richer in manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, potassium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
  • Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 234% higher.
  • Winter melon contains less sodium.

We used Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) types in this comparison.

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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 53% 9.9% 38% 54% 14% 24% 71% 716% 133% 2.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +640%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +73.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +7150%
Contains more IronIron +262.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +87%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +773.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1655.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.3% 38% 41% 18% 34% 0% 0% 11% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +449%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +123.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +322.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +180%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Soy sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 111mg 5493mg 234%
Manganese 0.058mg 1.018mg 42%
Phosphorus 19mg 166mg 21%
Protein 0.4g 8.14g 15%
Magnesium 10mg 74mg 15%
Vitamin C 13mg 0mg 14%
Potassium 6mg 435mg 13%
Iron 0.4mg 1.45mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 2.196mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.148mg 9%
Fiber 2.9g 0.8g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.165mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.297mg 3%
Choline 18.3mg 3%
Copper 0.023mg 0.043mg 2%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.87mg 2%
Folate 5µg 14µg 2%
Calories 13kcal 53kcal 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.263g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.033mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.5µg 1%
Calcium 19mg 33mg 1%
Carbs 3g 4.93g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.57g 1%
Net carbs 0.1g 4.13g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.073g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.318mg 0%
Leucine 0.537mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.381mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.097mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.353mg 0%
Valine 0.332mg 0%
Histidine 0.174mg 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
8% 5% 71% 15%
Protein: 8.14 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 4.93 g
Water: 71.15 g
Other: 15.21 g
Contains more WaterWater +35.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1935%
Contains more FatsFats +185%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +64.3%
Contains more OtherOther +4970%

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
17% 21% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.263 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +137.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +202.3%

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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. Soy sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174277/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.