Allergen Data Collection: Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
Internet Symposium on Food Allergens 3(3): 153 - 58 (2001) [http://www.food-allergens.de]
5 Composition of Watermelon

5.1 Distribution of Nutrients (fresh fruit)

For other watermelon products see: USDA Nutrient Database
 
Nutrients: Content per 100 g    
Energy 149 kJ (35 kcal)
Water 93.2 g
Protein 0.6 g
Lipid 0.2 g
Carbohydrate 7.7 g
Fiber 0.2 g
Minerals 0.4 g

Minerals
Sodium 1 mg
Potassium 160 mg
Magnesium 3 mg
Calcium 10 mg
Manganese 20-200 µg
Iron 400 µg
Copper 70 µg
Zinc 100 µg
Phosphorus 11 mg
Chloride 8 mg

Fluoride 11 µg
Iodine 1 µg

Vitamins
Carotin 440 µg
Vitamin E 50 µg
Vitamin B1 45 µg
Vitamin B2 50 µg
Nicotinamide 150 µg
Pantothenic acid 1600 µg
Vitamin B6 70 µg
Folic acid 5 µg
Vitamin C 6 mg

Amino Acids
Phe 10 mg
Trp 7 mg
Tyr 10 mg

Carbohydrates
Glucose 1800 mg
Fructose 3500 mg
Sucrose 2400 mg

Lipids
Palmitic acid 45 mg
Stearic acid 9 mg
Oleic acid 22 mg
Linolic acid 25 mg
Linoleic acid 40 mg

Others
Salicylic acid 480 µg

Reference: Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Lebensmittelchemie, Garching bei München (ed), Der kleine "Souci-Fachmann-Kraut" Lebensmitteltabelle für die Praxis, WVG, Stuttgart 1991


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