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Winter melon vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are winter melon and wheat different?

  • Wheat has more selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, magnesium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6 than winter melon.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for wheat is 162% higher.

Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Wheat, durum are the varieties 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%
Wheat
Wheat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1340%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +78.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +7083.3%
Contains more IronIron +780%
Contains more CopperCopper +2304.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +582%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2573.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5093.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +44600%

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% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +947.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1584.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +603%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1097.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +760%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.121mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 0.2µg 89.4µg 162%
Manganese 0.058mg 3.012mg 128%
Phosphorus 19mg 508mg 70%
Copper 0.023mg 0.553mg 59%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 6.738mg 40%
Iron 0.4mg 3.52mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.419mg 32%
Magnesium 10mg 144mg 32%
Zinc 0.61mg 4.16mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.419mg 30%
Protein 0.4g 13.68g 27%
Carbs 3g 71.13g 23%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.935mg 16%
Calories 13kcal 339kcal 16%
Vitamin C 13mg 0mg 14%
Potassium 6mg 431mg 13%
Fiber 2.9g 12%
Folate 5µg 43µg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.978g 6%
Sodium 111mg 2mg 5%
Fats 0.2g 2.47g 3%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.454g 2%
Calcium 19mg 34mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.344g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.121mg 1%
Net carbs 0.1g 71.13g N/A
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 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
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +778.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3320%
Contains more FatsFats +1135%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2271%
Contains more OtherOther +493.3%

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
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +829.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1024.1%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.