Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
filet o fish
versus
cantaloupe
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in filet o fish and cantaloupe:
Filet o fish is high in calories and cantaloupe has 88% less calories than filet o fish - cantaloupe has 34 calories per 100 grams and filet o fish has 282 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, filet o fish is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to cantaloupe per calorie. Filet o fish has a macronutrient ratio of 16:37:47 and for cantaloupe, 9:87:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Filet O Fish | Cantaloupe | |
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Protein | 16% | 9% |
Carbohydrates | 37% | 87% |
Fat | 47% | 4% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Cantaloupe has 69% less carbohydrates than filet o fish - cantaloupe has 8.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and filet o fish has 26.4g of carbohydrates.
Filet o fish has 56% more dietary fiber than cantaloupe - cantaloupe has 0.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and filet o fish has 1.4g of dietary fiber.
Filet o fish has 53% less sugar than cantaloupe - cantaloupe has 7.9g of sugar per 100 grams and filet o fish has 3.7g of sugar.
Filet o fish is a great source of protein and it has 12 times more protein than cantaloupe - cantaloupe has 0.84g of protein per 100 grams and filet o fish has 11.3g of protein.
Cantaloupe has 54.5 times less saturated fat than filet o fish - cantaloupe has 0.05g of saturated fat per 100 grams and filet o fish has 2.8g of saturated fat.
Both filet o fish and cantaloupe are low in trans fat - filet o fish has 0.13g of trans fat per 100 grams and cantaloupe does not contain significant amounts.
Cantaloupe has less cholesterol than filet o fish - filet o fish has 32mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and cantaloupe does not contain significant amounts.
Cantaloupe is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 121 times more Vitamin C than filet o fish - cantaloupe has 36.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and filet o fish has 0.3mg of Vitamin C.
Cantaloupe is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than filet o fish - cantaloupe has 169ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and filet o fish does not contain significant amounts.
Cantaloupe and filet o fish contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - cantaloupe has 0.05mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and filet o fish has 1.2mg of Vitamin E.
Cantaloupe and filet o fish contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - cantaloupe has 2.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and filet o fish has 4.9ug of Vitamin K.
Filet o fish has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin B12, however, cantaloupe contains more pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6. Both filet o fish and cantaloupe contain significant amounts of folate.
Filet O Fish | Cantaloupe | |
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Thiamin | 0.211 MG | 0.041 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.13 MG | 0.019 MG |
Niacin | 2.22 MG | 0.734 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.105 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.072 MG |
Folate | 21 UG | 21 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 1.08 UG | ~ |
Filet o fish is an excellent source of calcium and it has 12 times more calcium than cantaloupe - cantaloupe has 9mg of calcium per 100 grams and filet o fish has 120mg of calcium.
Filet o fish has 643% more iron than cantaloupe - cantaloupe has 0.21mg of iron per 100 grams and filet o fish has 1.6mg of iron.
Both cantaloupe and filet o fish are high in potassium. Cantaloupe has 21% more potassium than filet o fish - cantaloupe has 267mg of potassium per 100 grams and filet o fish has 220mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, filet o fish has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA), DHA and EPA than cantaloupe per 100 grams.
Filet O Fish | Cantaloupe | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.639 G | 0.046 G |
DHA | 0.061 G | ~ |
EPA | 0.03 G | ~ |
DPA | 0.005 G | ~ |
Total | 0.735 G | 0.046 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, filet o fish has more linoleic acid than cantaloupe per 100 grams.
Filet O Fish | Cantaloupe | |
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other omega 6 | 0.006 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 5.187 G | 0.035 G |
Total | 5.193 G | 0.035 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Filet O Fish (McDONALD'S, FILET-O-FISH) and Cantaloupe (Melons, cantaloupe, raw) .
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G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||