Melon vs Grapefruit: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Melon has 34 kcal and Grapefruit has 42 kcal, so Melon has 19% fewer calories.

Grapefruit has more carbohydrates (10.7 g vs 8.6 g). Relative to calories, Melon is the better protein source (2.47 g vs 1.83 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Melon - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Melon - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Melon
Serving size:
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one melon (900g)slice (25g)cup (160g)half cup (80g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

Glycemic Index: 60

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Grapefruit
Serving size:
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one grapefruit (265g)slice (35g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
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Sodium mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

Glycemic Index: 30

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Melon vs Grapefruit 100g Compare


per 100gMelonGrapefruit
Calories34 42
Carbohydrates8.6 g10.66 g
Fat0.19 g0.14 g
Dietary fiber0.9 g1.6 g
Protein0.84 g0.77 g
Calcium9 mg22 mg
Iron0.21 mg0.08 mg
Magnessium12 mg9 mg
Potassium267 mg135 mg
Vitaminium A3382 IU1150 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.017 mg0.043 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.026 mg0.031 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.734 mg0.204 mg
Vitaminium B50.105 mg0.262 mg
Vitaminium B60.072 mg0.053 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)21 µg0.013 µg
Vitaminium C36.7 mg31.2 mg
Vitaminium E0.05 mg0.13 mg
Beta karoten2020 µg686 µg

Less Calories in Melon

At first glance, you can see that in melon is less calories than in grapefruit.

Melon has 34 kcal per 100g and grapefruit 42 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 24%.

In melon and in grapefruit most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare melon with grapefruit in details.

Melon 100g

34kcal

Calories source

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

Grapefruit 100g

42kcal

Calories source

  • 91% CARBS
  • 7% PROTEIN
  • 3% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.