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Cantaloupe vs. Carissa (natal-plum) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cantaloupe and carissa (natal-plum)

  • Cantaloupe has more vitamin A; however, carissa (natal-plum) is richer in copper and iron.
  • Carissa (natal-plum)'s daily need coverage for copper is 19% more.
  • Cantaloupe contains 85 times more vitamin A than carissa (natal-plum). Cantaloupe contains 169µg of vitamin A, while carissa (natal-plum) contains 2µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Melons, cantaloupe, raw and Carissa, (natal-plum), raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.7% 24% 7.9% 14% 4.9% 6.4% 2.1% 5.3% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.3% 23% 49% 70% 0% 3% 0.39% 0% 0%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +114.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.2%
Contains more IronIron +523.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +412.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.3%
~equal in Potassium ~260mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 122% 0% 56% 1% 10% 4.4% 14% 6.3% 17% 0% 6.3% 16%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 127% 0% 0.67% 0% 10% 14% 3.8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8350%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +267%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +215.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~38mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cantaloupe Carissa (natal-plum) DV% diff.
Copper 0.041mg 0.21mg 19%
Vitamin A 169µg 2µg 19%
Iron 0.21mg 1.31mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.072mg 6%
Folate 21µg 5%
Fiber 0.9g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.06mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.734mg 0.2mg 3%
Fats 0.19g 1.3g 2%
Carbs 8.16g 13.63g 2%
Zinc 0.18mg 2%
Manganese 0.041mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.105mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Fructose 1.87g 2%
Calories 34kcal 62kcal 1%
Protein 0.84g 0.5g 1%
Vitamin C 36.7mg 38mg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 16mg 1%
Phosphorus 15mg 7mg 1%
Sodium 16mg 3mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.081g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.5g 0.81g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 405kcal 1240kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 294g 161g N/A
Net carbs 7.26g 13.63g N/A
Calcium 9mg 11mg 0%
Potassium 267mg 260mg 0%
Sugar 7.86g N/A
Starch 0.03g 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.04mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.051g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.017mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.023mg 0%
Valine 0.033mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 90%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.15 g
Other: 0.66 g
14% 84%
Protein: 0.5 g
Fats: 1.3 g
Carbs: 13.63 g
Water: 84.17 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +68%
Contains more FatsFats +584.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +67%
~equal in Water ~84.17g

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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. Cantaloupe - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169092/nutrients
  2. Carissa (natal-plum) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173952/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.