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.
Watermelon | Turkey |
Nutrient | watermelon | turkey |
Protein | 4g | 41g |
Carbohydrate | 50g | 0g |
Fiber | 3g | 0g |
Fat | 1g | 3g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 3g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 1g |
Saturated Fat | 0g | 1g |
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.
Nutrient | watermelon | turkey |
Choline | 6% | 0% |
Vitamin A | 30% | 0% |
Vitamin C | 72% | 0% |
Vitamin E | 3% | 0% |
Vitamin K | 1% | 0% |
Watermelon have significantly more Vitamins A, C than turkey. Watermelon are a good source of Vitamin A, Thiamin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Iron. Watermelon are a great source of Vitamin C. Turkey are a good source of Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B12, Zinc, Iron. Turkey are a great source of Niacin, Vitamin B6, Phosphorus.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | watermelon | turkey |
Vitamin B1 | 22% | 11% |
Vitamin B2 | 13% | 19% |
Vitamin B3 | 10% | 85% |
Vitamin B5 | 30% | 24% |
Vitamin B6 | 27% | 89% |
Vitamin B12 | 0% | 39% |
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.
Nutrient | watermelon | turkey |
Sodium | 0% | 7% |
Potasium | 21% | 15% |
Calcium | 9% | 4% |
Magnesium | 19% | 13% |
Phosphorus | 13% | 61% |
Iron | 27% | 34% |
Manganese | 11% | 1% |
Selenium | 6% | 94% |
Copper | 28% | 13% |
Zinc | 7% | 30% |