Cantaloupe vs Melon: Nutrition Showdown

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Cantaloupe - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Cantaloupe - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Melon vs Cantaloupe: Nutrition Comparison

per 100gCantaloupeMelon
Calories34 34
Carbohydrates8.16 g8.6 g
Fat0.19 g0.19 g
Dietary fiber0.9 g0.9 g
Protein0.84 g0.84 g
Calcium9 mg9 mg
Iron0.21 mg0.21 mg
Magnessium12 mg12 mg
Potassium267 mg267 mg
Sodium16 mg1 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.041 mg0.017 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.019 mg0.026 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.734 mg0.734 mg
Vitaminium B60.072 mg0.072 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.021 mg21 mg
Vitaminium C36.7 mg36.7 mg
Vitaminium E0.05 mg0.05 mg
Vitaminium K0.003 mg2.5 mg

Less Calories in Cantaloupe

At first glance, you can see that in cantaloupe is just a little less calories than in melon.

Cantaloupe has 34 kcal per 100g and melon 34 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 0%.

In cantaloupe and in melon most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare cantaloupe with melon in details.

Cantaloupe And Melon Nutrition Difference

  • Calories:
    melon - 0% more than cantaloupe
  • Carbohydrates:
    melon - 5% more than cantaloupe
  • Fat:
    melon - 0% more than cantaloupe
  • Dietary fiber:
    melon - 0% more than cantaloupe
  • Protein:
    melon - 0% more than cantaloupe

The same amount of protein

It is aslo easy to see see that there is the same amount of protein in cantaloupe and melon - 0.84g/100g.

Less carbohydrates in cantaloupe

In cantaloupe is less carbohydrates than in melon.

There is 8.6g/100g of carbohydrates in melon and 8.16g/100g in cantaloupe so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 5%.

The same amount of fats

There is the same amount of fat in cantaloupe and melon - 0.19g/100g.

Cantaloupe

34kcal
  • Calories34
  • Carbohydrates8.16 g
  • Fat0.19 g
  • Dietary fiber0.9 g
  • Protein0.84 g
Cantaloupe calories per:
100g
| ounce | single piece | cup | half cup | half of the melon

Calories source

  • 87% CARBS.
  • 9% PROTEIN
  • 5% 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 cantaloupe

  • Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
    cantaloupe - 141% more than melon
  • Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
    melon - 37% more than cantaloupe
  • Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
    melon - 0% more than cantaloupe
  • Vitaminium B6:
    melon - 0% more than cantaloupe
  • Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
    melon - 99900% more than cantaloupe
  • Vitaminium C:
    melon - 0% more than cantaloupe
  • Vitaminium E:
    melon - 0% more than cantaloupe
  • Vitaminium K:
    melon - 83233% more than cantaloupe

Minerals: cantaloupe vs melon

  • Calcium:
    melon - 0% more than cantaloupe
  • Iron:
    melon - 0% more than cantaloupe
  • Magnessium:
    melon - 0% more than cantaloupe
  • Potassium:
    melon - 0% more than cantaloupe
  • Sodium:
    cantaloupe - 1500% more than melon
Marcin Piotrowicz
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Marcin Piotrowicz

calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter

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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