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Winter melon vs. Water chestnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between winter melon and water chestnuts

  • Winter melon has more vitamin C, while water chestnuts have more copper, vitamin B6, potassium, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and phosphorus.
  • Water chestnuts' daily need coverage for copper is 34% higher.
  • Water chestnuts contain 8 times less sodium than winter melon. Winter melon contains 111mg of sodium, while water chestnuts contain 14mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Waterchestnuts, chinese, (matai), 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 16% 3.3% 52% 2.3% 109% 14% 27% 1.8% 43% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +72.7%
Contains more IronIron +566.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +120%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9633.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1317.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +231.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +470.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%

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 13% 0% 24% 0% 35% 46% 19% 29% 76% 0% 0.75% 12% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +225%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +260.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +837.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +220%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Water chestnuts DV% diff.
Copper 0.023mg 0.326mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.328mg 23%
Potassium 6mg 584mg 17%
Manganese 0.058mg 0.331mg 12%
Vitamin C 13mg 4mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.2mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.14mg 8%
Choline 36.2mg 7%
Carbs 3g 23.94g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.479mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.2mg 7%
Phosphorus 19mg 63mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 1mg 4%
Sodium 111mg 14mg 4%
Calories 13kcal 97kcal 4%
Iron 0.4mg 0.06mg 4%
Magnesium 10mg 22mg 3%
Folate 5µg 16µg 3%
Protein 0.4g 1.4g 2%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.5mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Calcium 19mg 11mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 0.1g 20.94g N/A
Sugar 4.8g N/A
Fiber 2.9g 3g 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.043g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 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
24% 73%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 23.94 g
Water: 73.46 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +30.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +250%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +698%
Contains more OtherOther +266.7%

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
37% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -38.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1750%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +102.3%

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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. Water chestnuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170066/nutrients

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

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