Melon vs Pumpkin: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Melon has 34 kcal and Pumpkin has 26 kcal, so Pumpkin has 24% fewer calories.

Melon has more carbohydrates (8.6 g vs 6.5 g). Relative to calories, Pumpkin is the better protein source (3.85 g vs 2.47 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:
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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%

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.
Pumpkin
Serving size:
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one pumpkin (850g)cup, mashed (245g)cup, cubes (140g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

Glycemic Index: 

* 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 Pumpkin 100g Compare


per 100gMelonPumpkin
Calories34 26
Carbohydrates8.6 g6.5 g
Fat0.19 g0.1 g
Dietary fiber0.9 g0.5 g
Protein0.84 g1 g
Calcium9 mg21 mg
Iron0.21 mg0.8 mg
Magnessium12 mg12 mg
Potassium267 mg340 mg
Sodium1 mg1 mg
Zink0.18 mg0.32 mg
Vitaminium A3382 IU7384 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.017 mg0.05 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.026 mg0.11 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.734 mg0.6 mg
Vitaminium B50.105 mg0.298 mg
Vitaminium B60.072 mg0.061 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)21 µg16 µg
Vitaminium C36.7 mg9 mg
Vitaminium E0.05 mg1.06 mg
Vitaminium K2.5 µg1.1 µg
Beta karoten2020 µg3100 µg

More Calories in Melon

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

Melon has 34 kcal per 100g and pumpkin 26 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 31%.

In melon and in pumpkin most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare melon with pumpkin in details.

Melon 100g

34kcal

Calories source

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

Pumpkin 100g

26kcal

Calories source

  • 84% CARBS
  • 13% 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.