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Mango vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mango and melon different?

  • Mango has more vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, vitamin E, and copper than melon.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for mango is 22% higher.
  • Mango contains 18 times more vitamin E than melon. While mango contains 0.9mg of vitamin E, melon contains only 0.05mg.
  • Melon has less sugar.
  • Mango has a lower glycemic index (51) than melon (62).

Mangos, raw and Melons, casaba, raw 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.
Mango
Mango
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.3% 15% 6% 37% 2.5% 6% 0.13% 8.2% 3.3%
Melon
Melon
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 16% 13% 20% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 4.6% 2.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +85%
Contains more ZincZinc +28.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +180%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more IronIron +112.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg
~equal in Calcium ~11mg
~equal in Potassium ~182mg

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.
Mango
Mango
9
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 121% 0% 18% 18% 7% 8.8% 13% 12% 27% 0% 11% 32%
Melon
Melon
1
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 73% 0% 0% 1% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +67%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +188.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +134.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +68%
Contains more FolateFolate +437.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +37%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mango Melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 36.4mg 21.8mg 16%
Folate 43µg 8µg 9%
Copper 0.111mg 0.06mg 6%
Vitamin A 54µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.05mg 6%
Fructose 4.68g 6%
Carbs 14.98g 6.58g 3%
Fiber 1.6g 0.9g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.669mg 0.232mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.119mg 0.163mg 3%
Calories 60kcal 28kcal 2%
Iron 0.16mg 0.34mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.197mg 0.084mg 2%
Protein 0.82g 1.11g 1%
Phosphorus 14mg 5mg 1%
Manganese 0.063mg 0.035mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.038mg 0.031mg 1%
Vitamin K 4.2µg 2.5µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.4g 4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 732kcal 252kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 167g 357g N/A
Fats 0.38g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 13.38g 5.68g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 11mg 0%
Calcium 11mg 11mg 0%
Potassium 168mg 182mg 0%
Sugar 13.66g 5.69g N/A
Zinc 0.09mg 0.07mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 9mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Choline 7.6mg 7.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.14g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.071g 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.031mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.029mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mango
Mango
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15% 83%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 14.98 g
Water: 83.46 g
Other: 0.36 g
Melon
Melon
2
7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more FatsFats +280%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +127.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +35.4%
Contains more WaterWater +10.1%
~equal in Other ~0.36g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mango
Mango
2
30% 46% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.14 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.071 g
Melon
Melon
1
38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +82.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.8%

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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. Mango - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169910/nutrients
  2. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/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.