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

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Significant differences between winter melon and tomato sauce

  • Winter melon has more vitamin C and fiber; however, tomato sauce is richer in copper, vitamin A, potassium, and iron.
  • Tomato sauce has 10 times less sodium than winter melon. Winter melon has 111mg of sodium, while tomato sauce has 11mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added.

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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 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +177.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4850%
Contains more IronIron +140%
Contains more CopperCopper +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +94.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +147.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +132.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +180%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Tomato sauce DV% diff.
Copper 0.023mg 0.115mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.44mg 10%
Potassium 6mg 297mg 9%
Iron 0.4mg 0.96mg 7%
Vitamin C 13mg 7mg 7%
Fiber 2.9g 1.5g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.098mg 5%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.22mg 4%
Sodium 111mg 11mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.309mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.991mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.065mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 22µg 2%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Protein 0.4g 1.2g 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Choline 9.9mg 2%
Manganese 0.058mg 0.113mg 2%
Folate 5µg 9µg 1%
Calories 13kcal 24kcal 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Carbs 3g 5.31g 1%
Phosphorus 19mg 27mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.024mg 1%
Magnesium 10mg 15mg 1%
Calcium 19mg 14mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 0.1g 3.81g N/A
Sugar 3.56g N/A
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.044g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.121g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 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
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +200%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +77%
Contains more OtherOther +536.7%
~equal in Water ~91.28g

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
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +39.1%

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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. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/nutrients

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

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