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Watermelon vs Rice
CALORIC DENSITY
Watermelon, raw
Rice, white, glutinous, ckd
0.3
0.97
9326
20055

First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Watermelon
Rice
Protein = 4g
Protein = 4g
Carbohydrates = 50g
Carbohydrates = 43g
Fat = 1g
Fat = 0g
Fiber = 3g
Fiber = 2g
Monounsaturated = 0g
Monounsaturated = 0g
Polyunsaturated = 0g
Polyunsaturated = 0g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Nutrient watermelon rice
Protein 4g 4g
Carbohydrate 50g 43g
Fiber 3g 2g
Fat 1g 0g
Monounsat. Fat 0g 0g
Polyunsat. Fat 0g 0g
Saturated Fat 0g 0g
watermelon
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.

Choline = 6%
Choline = 1%
Vitamin A = 30%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin C = 72%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 3%
Vitamin E = 1%
Vitamin K = 1%
Vitamin K = 0%
Nutrientwatermelonrice
Choline6%1%
Vitamin A30%0%
Vitamin C72%0%
Vitamin E3%1%
Vitamin K1%0%

Watermelon have significantly more Vitamins A, C than rice. Watermelon are a good source of Vitamin A, Thiamin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Iron. Watermelon are a great source of Vitamin C.

rice

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 22%
Vitamin B1 = 4%
Vitamin B2 = 13%
Vitamin B2 = 2%
Vitamin B3 = 10%
Vitamin B3 = 5%
Vitamin B5 = 30%
Vitamin B5 = 9%
Vitamin B6 = 27%
Vitamin B6 = 5%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Nutrientwatermelonrice
Vitamin B122%4%
Vitamin B213%2%
Vitamin B310%5%
Vitamin B530%9%
Vitamin B627%5%
Vitamin B120%0%

Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.

Sodium = 0%
Sodium = 1%
Potassium = 21%
Potassium = 1%
Calcium = 9%
Calcium = 1%
Magnesium = 19%
Magnesium = 3%
Phosphorus = 13%
Phosphorus = 3%
Iron = 27%
Iron = 5%
Manganese = 11%
Manganese = 23%
Selenium = 6%
Selenium = 26%
Copper = 28%
Copper = 10%
Zinc = 7%
Zinc = 9%
Nutrientwatermelonrice
Sodium0%1%
Potasium21%1%
Calcium9%1%
Magnesium19%3%
Phosphorus13%3%
Iron27%5%
Manganese11%23%
Selenium6%26%
Copper28%10%
Zinc7%9%

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