Nutrition for Honeydew

Honeydew Nutrition Summary

One honeydew (1000 grams or 2.2 lb) contains 360 calories and 5.4 grams of protein. Honeydew consist of 90% water, 9% carbohydrates, and less than 1% of protein or fat.

Honeydew is an excellent source of many nutrients, including carbohydrates, dietary fiber, Vitamin C, calcium, potassium, thiamin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate. It also contains significant amounts of protein, iron, magnesium, pantothenic acid, selenium, zinc, manganese, copper, phosphorus and choline.

In one honeydew:

• Calories: 360
• Protein: 5.4 g
• Sugar: 81.2 g
• Dietary fiber: 8 g
• Fat: 1.4 g, (Saturated: 0.4 g)
• Sodium: 180 mg

There is no significant amounts of cholesterol in honeydew.

See the Honeydew Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Melons, honeydew, raw.

Calories in Honeydew

Honeydew has 360 calories per honeydew or 36 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates.

91% of calories in honeydew are from carbohydrates, 5% of calories are from protein and 3% of calories are from fat.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Calories Similar to Honeydew

Some other fruits or fruit juices with similar calories to honeydew by weight:

• Cantaloupe: -20 calories
• Strawberries: -40 calories
• Grapefruit: +60 calories
• Applesauce: +60 calories

Protein in Honeydew

A great source of protein, a single honeydew contains 11% of recommended daily values or 5.4 grams of protein. However, the protein in honeydew is not complete, meaning it does not contain all 9 essential amino acids. Specifically, honeydew is low in tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine, phenylalanine and histidine.

• Protein: 5.4 g
• Tryptophan: 0.05 g
• Threonine: 0.13 g
• Isoleucine: 0.13 g
• Leucine: 0.16 g
• Lysine: 0.18 g
• Methionine: 0.05 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.15 g
• Valine: 0.18 g
• Histidine: 0.05 g

Protein Similar to Honeydew

Some other fruits or fruit juices with similar amounts of protein to honeydew by weight:

• Pineapple: same
• Watermelon: +0.7 grams
• Papaya: -0.7 grams
• Cranberry: -0.8 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Honeydew

An good source of many nutrients, honeydew contains abundant amounts of Vitamin C, calcium, potassium, thiamin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate. In fact, a single honeydew contains 240% of recommended daily values or 180 milligrams of Vitamin C.

Vitamins in honeydew (1 melon):

• Vitamin a: 30 ug
• Thiamin: 0.4 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.1 mg
• Niacin: 4.2 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.9 mg
• Vitamin c: 180 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.2 mg
• Folate: 190 ug
• Vitamin k: 29 ug

Minerals in honeydew (1 melon):

• Calcium: 60 mg
• Potassium: 2280 mg
• Iron: 1.7 mg
• Magnesium: 100 mg
• Zinc: 0.9 mg
• Selenium: 7 ug
• Phosphorus: 110 mg
• Copper: 0.2 mg
• Manganese: 0.3 mg
• Choline: 76 mg

There is no significant amounts of pantothenic acid or vitamin b12 in honeydew.

Similar to Honeydew for Vitamin C

Here are some other fruits or fruit juices with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin C to honeydew:

• Mango Juice: -28 MG
• Blackberry: +30 MG
• Guava Juice: +31 MG
• Cranberry: -40 MG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Honeydew ^[3]

Honeydew Nutrition Chart

Honeydew in Cooking

Honeydew can be consumed raw and is often cubed before cooking or serving.

Friends and Relatives of Honeydew

Other similar relatives:

• Cantaloupe