National Nutrient Database
National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
Release 25
Full Report (All Nutrients)

Nutrient data for 09326, Watermelon, raw

Food Group: Fruits and Fruit Juices
Scientific Name:  Citrullus lanatus
Carbohydrate Factor: 3.6   Fat Factor: 8.37   Protein Factor: 3.36   Nitrogen to Protein Conversion Factor: 6.25  
Refuse: 48%   Refuse Description:   Rind, seeds, and cutting loss
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Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion

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Nutrient Unit
Value per 100.0g
# of Data Points Std. Error
cup, balls
154g

cup, diced
152g

melon (15" long x 7-1/2" dia)
4,518g

wedge (approx 1/16 of melon)
286g

watermelon balls
122g

NLEA serving
280g
Proximates
Water 2 4 5 11 12 22 g 91.45 14 0.316 140.83 139.00 4131.71 261.55 111.57 256.06
Energy kcal 30 -- -- 46 46 1355 86 37 84
Energy kJ 127 -- -- 196 193 5738 363 155 356
Protein 2 4 5 g 0.61 11 0.041 0.94 0.93 27.56 1.74 0.74 1.71
Total lipid (fat) 2 4 5 g 0.15 10 0.037 0.23 0.23 6.78 0.43 0.18 0.42
Ash 2 4 5 g 0.25 11 0.038 0.38 0.38 11.30 0.72 0.30 0.70
Carbohydrate, by difference g 7.55 -- -- 11.63 11.48 341.11 21.59 9.21 21.14
Fiber, total dietary 2 4 11 22 g 0.4 10 0.051 0.6 0.6 18.1 1.1 0.5 1.1
Sugars, total 2 5 11 g 6.20 6 0.143 9.55 9.42 280.12 17.73 7.56 17.36
Sucrose 2 5 11 g 1.21 6 0.859 1.86 1.84 54.67 3.46 1.48 3.39
Glucose (dextrose) 2 5 11 g 1.58 8 0.433 2.43 2.40 71.38 4.52 1.93 4.42
Fructose 2 5 11 g 3.36 8 0.322 5.17 5.11 151.80 9.61 4.10 9.41
Lactose 2 5 11 g 0.00 8 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Maltose 2 5 11 g 0.06 8 0.043 0.09 0.09 2.71 0.17 0.07 0.17
Galactose 2 5 g 0.00 7 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Starch 2 g 0.00 4 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Minerals
Calcium, Ca 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 13 14 17 18 19 mg 7 42 0.322 11 11 316 20 9 20
Iron, Fe 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 14 17 18 19 mg 0.24 45 0.015 0.37 0.36 10.84 0.69 0.29 0.67
Magnesium, Mg 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 14 17 18 19 mg 10 45 0.356 15 15 452 29 12 28
Phosphorus, P 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 13 14 17 18 19 mg 11 42 0.506 17 17 497 31 13 31
Potassium, K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 14 17 18 19 mg 112 44 3.178 172 170 5060 320 137 314
Sodium, Na 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 14 17 18 19 mg 1 40 0.160 2 2 45 3 1 3
Zinc, Zn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 14 17 18 19 mg 0.10 45 0.023 0.15 0.15 4.52 0.29 0.12 0.28
Copper, Cu 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 13 14 17 18 19 mg 0.042 42 0.008 0.065 0.064 1.898 0.120 0.051 0.118
Manganese, Mn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 14 17 18 19 mg 0.038 45 0.002 0.059 0.058 1.717 0.109 0.046 0.106
Selenium, Se 5 µg 0.4 2 -- 0.6 0.6 18.1 1.1 0.5 1.1
Fluoride, F 15 20 µg 1.5 11 0.328 2.3 2.3 67.8 4.3 1.8 4.2
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid 2 4 mg 8.1 6 2.425 12.5 12.3 366.0 23.2 9.9 22.7
Thiamin 2 4 5 mg 0.033 11 0.003 0.051 0.050 1.491 0.094 0.040 0.092
Riboflavin 2 4 5 mg 0.021 11 0.007 0.032 0.032 0.949 0.060 0.026 0.059
Niacin 2 4 5 mg 0.178 11 0.008 0.274 0.271 8.042 0.509 0.217 0.498
Pantothenic acid 2 4 5 mg 0.221 11 0.014 0.340 0.336 9.985 0.632 0.270 0.619
Vitamin B-6 2 4 5 mg 0.045 11 0.009 0.069 0.068 2.033 0.129 0.055 0.126
Folate, total 5 µg 3 3 0.251 5 5 136 9 4 8
Folic acid µg 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Folate, food µg 3 3 0.251 5 5 136 9 4 8
Folate, DFE µg 3 -- -- 5 5 136 9 4 8
Choline, total 2 mg 4.1 -- -- 6.3 6.2 185.2 11.7 5.0 11.5
Betaine 2 mg 0.3 1 -- 0.5 0.5 13.6 0.9 0.4 0.8
Vitamin B-12 µg 0.00 -- -- 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Vitamin B-12, added µg 0.00 -- -- 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Vitamin A, RAE 2 5 µg 28 -- -- 43 43 1265 80 34 78
Retinol µg 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carotene, beta 2 4 5 10 16 µg 303 14 8.654 467 461 13690 867 370 848
Carotene, alpha 2 5 10 µg 0 9 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cryptoxanthin, beta 2 5 10 16 µg 78 10 77.500 120 119 3524 223 95 218
Vitamin A, IU 2 4 5 IU 569 -- -- 876 865 25707 1627 694 1593
Lycopene 2 5 10 23 µg 4532 150 386.910 6979 6889 204756 12962 5529 12690
Lutein + zeaxanthin 2 5 10 µg 8 9 4.919 12 12 361 23 10 22
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 2 5 12 mg 0.05 8 0.013 0.08 0.08 2.26 0.14 0.06 0.14
Vitamin E, added mg 0.00 -- -- 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Tocopherol, beta 2 5 12 mg 0.00 8 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Tocopherol, gamma 2 5 12 mg 0.00 8 0.003 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Tocopherol, delta 2 5 12 mg 0.00 8 0.005 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Vitamin D (D2 + D3) µg 0.0 -- -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vitamin D IU 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 2 5 21 µg 0.1 8 0.060 0.2 0.2 4.5 0.3 0.1 0.3
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated g 0.016 -- -- 0.025 0.024 0.723 0.046 0.020 0.045
4:0 g 0.000 -- -- 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
6:0 g 0.000 -- -- 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
8:0 g 0.000 -- -- 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
10:0 g 0.001 -- -- 0.002 0.002 0.045 0.003 0.001 0.003
12:0 g 0.001 -- -- 0.002 0.002 0.045 0.003 0.001 0.003
14:0 g 0.000 -- -- 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
16:0 g 0.008 -- -- 0.012 0.012 0.361 0.023 0.010 0.022
18:0 g 0.006 -- -- 0.009 0.009 0.271 0.017 0.007 0.017
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated g 0.037 -- -- 0.057 0.056 1.672 0.106 0.045 0.104
16:1 undifferentiated g 0.000 -- -- 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
18:1 undifferentiated g 0.037 -- -- 0.057 0.056 1.672 0.106 0.045 0.104
20:1 g 0.000 -- -- 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
22:1 undifferentiated g 0.000 -- -- 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated g 0.050 -- -- 0.077 0.076 2.259 0.143 0.061 0.140
18:2 undifferentiated g 0.050 -- -- 0.077 0.076 2.259 0.143 0.061 0.140
18:3 undifferentiated g 0.000 -- -- 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
18:4 g 0.000 -- -- 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
20:4 undifferentiated g 0.000 -- -- 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
20:5 n-3 (EPA) g 0.000 -- -- 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
22:5 n-3 (DPA) g 0.000 -- -- 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
22:6 n-3 (DHA) g 0.000 -- -- 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Cholesterol mg 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phytosterols mg 2 -- -- 3 3 90 6 2 6
Amino Acids
Tryptophan g 0.007 1 -- 0.011 0.011 0.316 0.020 0.009 0.020
Threonine g 0.027 1 -- 0.042 0.041 1.220 0.077 0.033 0.076
Isoleucine g 0.019 1 -- 0.029 0.029 0.858 0.054 0.023 0.053
Leucine g 0.018 1 -- 0.028 0.027 0.813 0.051 0.022 0.050
Lysine g 0.062 1 -- 0.095 0.094 2.801 0.177 0.076 0.174
Methionine g 0.006 1 -- 0.009 0.009 0.271 0.017 0.007 0.017
Cystine g 0.002 1 -- 0.003 0.003 0.090 0.006 0.002 0.006
Phenylalanine g 0.015 1 -- 0.023 0.023 0.678 0.043 0.018 0.042
Tyrosine g 0.012 1 -- 0.018 0.018 0.542 0.034 0.015 0.034
Valine g 0.016 1 -- 0.025 0.024 0.723 0.046 0.020 0.045
Arginine g 0.059 1 -- 0.091 0.090 2.666 0.169 0.072 0.165
Histidine g 0.006 1 -- 0.009 0.009 0.271 0.017 0.007 0.017
Alanine g 0.017 1 -- 0.026 0.026 0.768 0.049 0.021 0.048
Aspartic acid g 0.039 1 -- 0.060 0.059 1.762 0.112 0.048 0.109
Glutamic acid g 0.063 1 -- 0.097 0.096 2.846 0.180 0.077 0.176
Glycine g 0.010 1 -- 0.015 0.015 0.452 0.029 0.012 0.028
Proline g 0.024 1 -- 0.037 0.036 1.084 0.069 0.029 0.067
Serine g 0.016 1 -- 0.025 0.024 0.723 0.046 0.020 0.045
Other
Alcohol, ethyl g 0.0 -- -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Caffeine mg 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Theobromine mg 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sources of Data
1Food and Drug Administration (FDA), DHHS FDA Total Diet Study , 1997    
2Nutrient Data Laboratory, ARS, USDA National Food and Nutrient Analysis Program Wave 4e , 2001  Beltsville MD  
3Food and Drug Administration (FDA), DHHS FDA Total Diet Study , 1998    
4Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Nutrient Content of Watermelon , 1989    
5Nutrient Data Laboratory, ARS, USDA National Food and Nutrient Analysis Program Wave 5k , 2001  Beltsville MD  
6Food and Drug Administration (FDA), DHHS FDA Total Diet Study , 1994    
7Food and Drug Administration (FDA), DHHS FDA Total Diet Study , 1992    
8Food and Drug Administration (FDA), DHHS FDA Total Diet Study , 1991    
9Food and Drug Administration (FDA), DHHS FDA Total Diet Study , 1989    
10National Institutes of Health (NIH) Carotenoid analyses of U.S. foods, Food Composition Laboratory , 1997    
11Nutrient Data Laboratory, ARS, USDA Dietary Fiber and Sugars in Commonly Consumed Foods , 1994  Beltsville MD  
12Nutrient Data Laboratory, ARS, USDA Determination of the Tocopherol Content of Selected Foods , 1992  Beltsville MD  
13Food and Drug Administration (FDA), DHHS FDA Total Diet Study , 1990    
14Food and Drug Administration (FDA), DHHS FDA Total Diet Study , 1999    
15Robert Ophaug Fluoride, Unpublished - Ophaug ,  Microdiffision   
16T Philip, T S Chen Development of a method for the quantitative estimation of provitamin A carotenoids in some fruits. , 1988 J. Food Science 53   pp.1703-1707
17Food and Drug Administration (FDA), DHHS FDA Total Diet Study , 1995    
18Food and Drug Administration (FDA), DHHS FDA Total Diet Study , 1993    
19Food and Drug Administration (FDA), DHHS FDA Total Diet Study , 1996    
20RD Jackson, EJ Brizendine, SA Kelly, R Hinesley, GK Stookey, AJ Dunipace The fluoride content of foods and beverages from negligibly and optimally fluoridated communities. , 2002 Community Dental Oral Epidemiology 30 5   pp.382-391
21S.L. Booth, J.A. Sadowski, J.A. T. Pennington Phylloquinone (Vitamin K) Content of Foods in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Total Diet Study , 1995 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 43 6   pp.1574-1579
22J Marlett Content and composition of dietary fiber in 117 frequently consumed foods , 1992 Journal of the American Dietetic Association 92 2  
23P. Perkins-Veazie, J.K. Collins, S.D. Pair, W. Roberts Lycopene content differs among red-fleshed watermelon cultivars , 2001 Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 81   pp.983-987

LanguaL Code(s)
  • A0143 FRUIT OR FRUIT PRODUCT (US CFR)
  • A1279 0900 FRUITS AND FRUIT JUICES (USDA SR)
  • B1391 WATERMELON
  • C0229 FRUIT, PEEL REMOVED, CORE, PIT OR SEED REMOVED
  • E0150 WHOLE, NATURAL SHAPE
  • F0003 NOT HEAT-TREATED
  • G0003 COOKING METHOD NOT APPLICABLE
  • H0003 NO TREATMENT APPLIED
  • J0001 PRESERVATION METHOD NOT KNOWN
  • K0003 NO PACKING MEDIUM USED
  • M0001 CONTAINER OR WRAPPING NOT KNOWN
  • N0001 FOOD CONTACT SURFACE NOT KNOWN
  • P0024 HUMAN FOOD, NO AGE SPECIFICATION