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Chayote vs. Prunes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chayote and prunes

  • Chayote has more folate and vitamin C; however, prunes are richer in vitamin K, fiber, potassium, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
  • Prunes cover your daily vitamin K needs 46% more than chayote.
  • Prunes have 23 times less folate than chayote. Chayote has 93µg of folate, while prunes have 4µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chayote, fruit, raw and Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 1.1%
Prunes
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 13% 65% 35% 94% 12% 30% 0.26% 39% 1.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +68.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +241.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +152.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +485.6%
Contains more IronIron +173.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +128.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +283.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +58.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 26% 0% 2.4% 0% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70% 5%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 2% 13% 8.6% 0% 13% 43% 35% 25% 47% 0% 149% 3% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1183.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +2225%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +258.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +104%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +541.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +300.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +169.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1351.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~10.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chayote Prunes DV% diff.
Vitamin K 4.1µg 59.5µg 46%
Folate 93µg 4µg 22%
Fiber 1.7g 7.1g 22%
Carbs 4.51g 63.88g 20%
Potassium 125mg 732mg 18%
Copper 0.123mg 0.281mg 18%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0.186mg 12%
Calories 19kcal 240kcal 11%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.205mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 1.882mg 9%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 0.6mg 8%
Phosphorus 18mg 69mg 7%
Iron 0.34mg 0.93mg 7%
Magnesium 12mg 41mg 7%
Manganese 0.189mg 0.299mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 39µg 4%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.44mg 3%
Calcium 17mg 43mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.249mg 0.422mg 3%
Protein 0.82g 2.18g 3%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.051mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.43mg 2%
Fats 0.13g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 2.81g 56.78g N/A
Sugar 1.66g 38.13g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.3µg 0%
Choline 9.2mg 10.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.088g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.053g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 0.062g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.047mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.027mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 g
Prunes
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2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 g
Contains more WaterWater +204.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +165.9%
Contains more FatsFats +192.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1316.4%
Contains more OtherOther +780%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 g
Prunes
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43% 26% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.088 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +430%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.062g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/nutrients
  2. Prunes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168162/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.