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Winter melon vs. Spelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between winter melon and spelt

  • The amount of manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B3, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B1, zinc, and selenium in spelt is higher than in winter melon.
  • Spelt covers your daily need for manganese, 127% more than winter melon.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Spelt, uncooked.

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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%
Spelt
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 97% 8.1% 34% 167% 170% 89% 172% 1% 389% 64%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1260%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6366.7%
Contains more IronIron +1010%
Contains more CopperCopper +2121.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +437.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2010.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5043.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5750%

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% 16% 0% 91% 26% 128% 64% 53% 0% 9% 34% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +810%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1610.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +703%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +557.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.113mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Spelt DV% diff.
Manganese 0.058mg 2.983mg 127%
Phosphorus 19mg 401mg 55%
Copper 0.023mg 0.511mg 54%
Iron 0.4mg 4.44mg 51%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 6.843mg 40%
Fiber 2.9g 10.7g 31%
Magnesium 10mg 136mg 30%
Protein 0.4g 14.57g 28%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.364mg 27%
Zinc 0.61mg 3.28mg 24%
Starch 53.92g 22%
Carbs 3g 70.19g 22%
Selenium 0.2µg 11.7µg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 1.068mg 19%
Calories 13kcal 338kcal 16%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.23mg 15%
Vitamin C 13mg 0mg 14%
Potassium 6mg 388mg 11%
Folate 5µg 45µg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 1.258g 8%
Vitamin E 0.79mg 5%
Sodium 111mg 8mg 4%
Fats 0.2g 2.43g 3%
Vitamin K 3.6µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.406g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.445g 1%
Calcium 19mg 27mg 1%
Net carbs 0.1g 59.49g N/A
Sugar 6.82g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.113mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.132mg 0%
Threonine 0.443mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.552mg 0%
Leucine 1.07mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.409mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.258mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.737mg 0%
Valine 0.681mg 0%
Histidine 0.36mg 0%
Fructose 0.24g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A

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
Spelt
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15% 2% 70% 11% 2%
Protein: 14.57 g
Fats: 2.43 g
Carbs: 70.19 g
Water: 11.02 g
Other: 1.79 g
Contains more WaterWater +772.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3542.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1115%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2239.7%
Contains more OtherOther +496.7%

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
Spelt
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19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.406 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.258 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1102.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1346%

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. Spelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169745/nutrients

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

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