Apple vs Melon: Choose Wisely

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Apple - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Apple - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Melon vs Apple: Nutrition Comparison

per 100gAppleMelon
Calories52 34
Carbohydrates13.81 g8.6 g
Fat0.17 g0.19 g
Dietary fiber2.4 g0.9 g
Protein0.26 g0.84 g
Calcium6 mg9 mg
Iron0.12 mg0.21 mg
Magnessium5 mg12 mg
Potassium107 mg267 mg
Sodium1 mg1 mg
Zink0.04 mg0.18 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.017 mg0.017 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.026 mg0.026 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.091 mg0.734 mg
Vitaminium B50.061 mg0.105 mg
Vitaminium B60.041 mg0.072 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)3 mg21 mg
Vitaminium C4.6 mg36.7 mg
Vitaminium E0.18 mg0.05 mg
Vitaminium K2.2 mg2.5 mg
Beta karoten27 mg2020 mg

More Calories in Apple

At first glance, you can see that in apple is much more calories than in melon.

Apple has 52 kcal per 100g and melon 34 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 53%.

In apple and in melon most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare apple with melon in details.

Apple And Melon Nutrition Difference

  • Calories:
    apple - 53% more than melon
  • Carbohydrates:
    apple - 61% more than melon
  • Fat:
    melon - 12% more than apple
  • Dietary fiber:
    apple - 167% more than melon
  • Protein:
    melon - 223% more than apple

Less protein in apple

It is aslo easy to see see that in apple is less protein than in melon.

There is 0.84g per 100g of melon and 0.26g per 100g of apple so using simple math we can see that difference is about 223%.

More carbohydrates in apple

In apple is more carbohydrates than in melon.

There is 8.6g/100g of carbohydrates in melon and 13.81g/100g in apple so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 61%.

Less fat in apple

In apple is less fats than in melon.

The tables above show us that there is 0.19g/100g of fats in melon and 0.17g/100g in apple. In this case difference is about 12%.

Apple

52kcal
  • Calories52
  • Carbohydrates13.81 g
  • Fat0.17 g
  • Dietary fiber2.4 g
  • Protein0.26 g
Apple calories per:
100g
| ounce | single piece | cup | sliced

Calories source

  • 96% CARBS.
  • 2% PROTEIN
  • 3% FAT

Melon

34kcal
  • Calories34
  • Carbohydrates8.6 g
  • Fat0.19 g
  • Dietary fiber0.9 g
  • Protein0.84 g
Melon calories per:
100g
| ounce | single piece | slice | cup | half cup

Calories source

  • 87% CARBS
  • 9% PROTEIN
  • 4% FAT

Vitamins: melon vs apple

  • Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
    melon - 0% more than apple
  • Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
    melon - 0% more than apple
  • Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
    melon - 707% more than apple
  • Vitaminium B5:
    melon - 72% more than apple
  • Vitaminium B6:
    melon - 76% more than apple
  • Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
    melon - 600% more than apple
  • Vitaminium C:
    melon - 698% more than apple
  • Vitaminium E:
    apple - 260% more than melon
  • Vitaminium K:
    melon - 14% more than apple
  • Beta karoten:
    melon - 7381% more than apple

Minerals: apple vs melon

  • Calcium:
    melon - 50% more than apple
  • Iron:
    melon - 75% more than apple
  • Magnessium:
    melon - 140% more than apple
  • Potassium:
    melon - 150% more than apple
  • Sodium:
    melon - 0% more than apple
  • Zink:
    melon - 350% more than apple
Marcin Piotrowicz
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Marcin Piotrowicz

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All information about nutrition on this website was created with help of information from the official United States Department of Agriculture database.

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