Melons · illustrationTHE FRUIT REFERENCE
Sugar in Melons, cantaloupe, raw (Foundation 327198)
Melons, cantaloupe, raw
View the source recordHow much sugar is in melons, cantaloupe, raw (foundation 327198)?
The selected Foundation reference, “Melons, cantaloupe, raw”, reports 7.88g of total sugar per 100g of edible food. The headline rounds this to one decimal place.
For the source portion labelled “1 cup cubes” (160g), that works out to 12.6g of sugar. This serving amount is calculated from the reported per-100g value.
The same record reports 8.16g of total carbohydrate and 0.8g 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
- 7.88 g
- Fructose
- 2.4 g
- Glucose
- 2.08 g
- Sucrose
- 3.32 g
Of fructose, glucose and sucrose, sucrose is the largest reported component in this record, at 3.32g 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
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Enter an edible food weight in grams.
Calculated from the selected per-100g reference. Serving sizes refer to edible food.
View the fruit referenceServing reference
| Portion | Edible weight | Calculated sugar |
|---|---|---|
| Reference amount | 100g | 7.9g |
| 1 cup cubes | 160g | 12.6g |
| 1 cup diced | 156g | 12.3g |
| 1 each large (about 6-1/2" dia) | 814g | 64.1g |
| 1 wedge large (1/8 of large melon) | 102g | 8.0g |
| 1 each medium (about 5" dia) | 552g | 43.5g |
| 1 wedge medium (1/8 of medium melon) | 69g | 5.4g |
| 1 each small (about 4-1/4" dia) | 441g | 34.8g |
| 1 wedge small (1/8 of small melon) | 55g | 4.3g |
Portion weights come from this source record. Sugar per serving is calculated, rather than a separate measurement.
Compare melons, cantaloupe, raw (foundation 327198) with other fruits
These are equal-weight comparisons of the named source foods. The table uses 100g of edible food for each entry.
| Fruit | Total sugar | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Melons, cantaloupe, raw (Foundation 327198) | 7.9g | Foundation · 327198 |
| Cantaloupe | 7.9g | SR Legacy · 169092 |
| Cantaloupe, raw (FNDDS 2709226) | 7.9g | FNDDS 2021-2023 · 2709226 |
Which reference does this page use?
Foundation describes the selected food as “Melons, cantaloupe, raw”. The food description and source record identify the specific reference; a newer publication date does not make one variety representative of all varieties.
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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