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Pineapple vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pineapple and watermelon

  • Pineapple has more vitamin C, manganese, copper, and vitamin B6; however, watermelon has more vitamin A.
  • Pineapple's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 44% more.
  • Pineapple has 24 times more manganese than watermelon. Pineapple has 0.927mg of manganese, while watermelon has 0.038mg.
  • Watermelon is lower in sugar.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pineapple, raw, all varieties and Watermelon, 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 8.6% 3.9% 9.6% 11% 37% 3.3% 3.4% 0.13% 121% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +85.7%
Contains more IronIron +20.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +161.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2339.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
~equal in Potassium ~112mg
~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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 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 159% 0% 1% 0.4% 20% 7.4% 9.4% 13% 26% 0% 1.8% 14%
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 27% 0% 9.3% 1% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +490.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +139.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +180.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +148.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +600%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +833.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +150%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.221mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pineapple Watermelon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 47.8mg 8.1mg 44%
Manganese 0.927mg 0.038mg 39%
Copper 0.11mg 0.042mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.112mg 0.045mg 5%
Fiber 1.4g 0.4g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.079mg 0.033mg 4%
Folate 18µg 3µg 4%
Vitamin A 3µg 28µg 3%
Carbs 13.12g 7.55g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.178mg 2%
Fructose 2.12g 3.36g 2%
Calories 50kcal 30kcal 1%
Calcium 13mg 7mg 1%
Iron 0.29mg 0.24mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.021mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 0.1µg 1%
Protein 0.54g 0.61g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 1.1g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 926kcal 492kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 200g 333g N/A
Fats 0.12g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 11.72g 7.15g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 10mg 0%
Potassium 109mg 112mg 0%
Sugar 9.85g 6.2g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.1mg 0%
Phosphorus 8mg 11mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.213mg 0.221mg 0%
Choline 5.5mg 4.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.009g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.04g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.024mg 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.021mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.024mg 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.006mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 86%
Protein: 0.54 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 13.12 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 0.22 g
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +73.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13%
Contains more FatsFats +25%
~equal in Water ~91.45g
~equal in Other ~0.24g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 21% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.009 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.04 g
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +184.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
61% 18% 22%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.99 g
Glucose: 1.73 g
Fructose: 2.12 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
19% 25% 54%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.21 g
Glucose: 1.58 g
Fructose: 3.36 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +395%
Contains more FructoseFructose +58.5%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Glucose ~1.58g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Pineapple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169124/nutrients
  2. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/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.