Cockles vs. Prickly pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between cockles and prickly pear
- Cockles are higher than prickly pear in iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
- Cockles cover your daily iron needs 199% more than prickly pear.
- Cockles contain 7 times more vitamin B3 than prickly pear. While cockles contain 3.2mg of vitamin B3, prickly pear contains only 0.46mg.
Food varieties used in this article are Cockles, raw (Alaska Native) and Prickly pears, raw.
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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.
| Contains more IronIron | +5300% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +86.7% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +233.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +595.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +40% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Iron | 16.2mg | 0.3mg | 199% |
| Protein | 13.5g | 0.73g | 26% |
| Magnesium | 85mg | 20% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 3.2mg | 0.46mg | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% | |
| Fiber | 3.6g | 14% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.2mg | 0.06mg | 11% |
| Copper | 0.08mg | 9% | |
| Potassium | 220mg | 6% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.06mg | 5% | |
| Calcium | 30mg | 56mg | 3% |
| Phosphorus | 24mg | 3% | |
| Calories | 79kcal | 41kcal | 2% |
| Folate | 6µg | 2% | |
| Carbs | 4.7g | 9.57g | 2% |
| Zinc | 0.12mg | 1% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.213g | 1% | |
| Selenium | 0.6µg | 1% | |
| Fats | 0.7g | 0.51g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 4.7g | 5.97g | N/A |
| Sodium | 5mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin A | 2µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.01mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.067g | 0% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.075g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
13.5 g
Fats:
0.7 g
Carbs:
4.7 g
Water:
78.8 g
Other:
2.3 g
Protein:
0.73 g
Fats:
0.51 g
Carbs:
9.57 g
Water:
87.55 g
Other:
1.64 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +1749.3% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +37.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +40.2% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +103.6% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +11.1% |
