MelonsTHE FRUIT REFERENCE
Sugar in Cantaloupe
Melons, cantaloupe, raw
View the source recordHow much sugar is in cantaloupe?
The selected SR Legacy reference, “Melons, cantaloupe, raw”, reports 7.86g of total sugar per 100g of edible fruit. The headline rounds this to one decimal place.
For the source portion labelled “1 cup, balls” (177g), that works out to 13.9g of sugar. This serving amount is calculated from the reported per-100g value.
The same record reports 8.16g of total carbohydrate and 0.9g of fiber per 100g. Total sugar is a separate reported measure; carbohydrate and sugar are not interchangeable numbers.
THE SUGAR BREAKDOWN
What is in the reference?
Reported amounts per 100g of the food described above.
- Total sugar
- 7.86 g
- Fructose
- 1.87 g
- Glucose
- 1.54 g
- Sucrose
- 4.35 g
Of fructose, glucose and sucrose, sucrose is the largest reported component in this record, at 4.35g per 100g.
Individual sugars are reported separately. Missing components are not estimated, and their sum may differ from the reported total.
MAKE IT YOUR PORTION
How much are you eating?
Enter an edible fruit weight in grams.
Calculated from the selected per-100g reference. Serving sizes refer to edible fruit.
View the fruit referenceServing reference
| Portion | Edible weight | Calculated sugar |
|---|---|---|
| Reference amount | 100g | 7.9g |
| 1 cup, balls | 177g | 13.9g |
| 1 cup, cubes | 160g | 12.6g |
| 1 cup, diced | 156g | 12.3g |
| 1 melon, large (about 6-1/2" dia) | 814g | 64.0g |
| 1 wedge, large (1/8 of large melon) | 102g | 8.0g |
| 1 melon, medium (about 5" dia) | 552g | 43.4g |
| 1 wedge, medium (1/8 of medium melon) | 69g | 5.4g |
| 1 melon, small (about 4-1/4" dia) | 441g | 34.7g |
Portion weights come from this source record. Sugar per serving is calculated, rather than a separate measurement.
Compare cantaloupe with other fruits
These are equal-weight comparisons of the named source foods. The table uses 100g of edible fruit for each entry.
| Fruit | Total sugar | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cantaloupe | 7.9g | SR Legacy · 169092 |
| Honeydew | 8.1g | SR Legacy · 169911 |
| Watermelon | 6.2g | SR Legacy · 167765 |
Which reference does this page use?
SR Legacy describes the selected food as “Melons, cantaloupe, raw”. We use this legacy food record as the selected reference, keeping its original food description and reported values.
Open the linked source record for its context. A different variety, ripeness or preparation may have a different composition; we do not average unrelated records into a new value.
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