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Winter melon vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between winter melon and whey?

  • Winter melon is higher in vitamin C and fiber, yet whey is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Winter melon's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 14% more.

We used Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw and Whey, sweet, fluid types 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more IronIron +566.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +475%
Contains more ZincZinc +369.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +147.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2583.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +142.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -51.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +850%

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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +12900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +440.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +188%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.036mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin C 13mg 0.1mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.28µg 12%
Fiber 2.9g 0g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.383mg 5%
Potassium 6mg 161mg 5%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.13mg 4%
Iron 0.4mg 0.06mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.158mg 4%
Phosphorus 19mg 46mg 4%
Selenium 0.2µg 1.9µg 3%
Choline 16mg 3%
Calcium 19mg 47mg 3%
Copper 0.023mg 0.004mg 2%
Sodium 111mg 54mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.074mg 2%
Manganese 0.058mg 0.001mg 2%
Calories 13kcal 27kcal 1%
Carbs 3g 5.14g 1%
Folate 5µg 1µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.011g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Protein 0.4g 0.85g 1%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.23g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.36g 0%
Net carbs 0.1g 5.14g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 5.14g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.036mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.031mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.1g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 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
Whey
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +112.5%
Contains more FatsFats +80%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +71.3%
Contains more OtherOther +76.7%
~equal in Water ~93.12g

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
Whey
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +690.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +170.3%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.