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Plum vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between plums and cereal?

  • The amount of vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese in cereal is higher than in plums.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 522% more.
  • Plums have a lower glycemic index (53) than cereal (69).

We used Plums, raw and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) types in this article.

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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.
Plum
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 1.8% 14% 6.4% 19% 2.7% 6.9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +49.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +171.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more IronIron +19935.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +140.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +7500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +381.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1419.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Plum
4
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 32% 5.7% 5.2% 0% 7% 6% 7.8% 8.1% 6.7% 0% 16% 3.8% 1%
Cereal
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +225%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +305.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4688.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22357.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14784.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7003.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +67.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20541.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plum Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 6.288mg 522%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 5.986mg 458%
Iron 0.17mg 34.06mg 424%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 3.87mg 296%
Vitamin B3 0.417mg 29.62mg 183%
Vitamin A 17µg 814µg 89%
Zinc 0.1mg 7.6mg 68%
Sodium 0mg 795mg 35%
Vitamin C 9.5mg 38.5mg 32%
Manganese 0.052mg 0.79mg 32%
Carbs 11.42g 86.85g 25%
Calories 46kcal 378kcal 17%
Selenium 0µg 6.3µg 11%
Protein 0.7g 6.06g 11%
Copper 0.057mg 0.137mg 9%
Phosphorus 16mg 77mg 9%
Vitamin K 6.4µg 0µg 5%
Fructose 3.07g 0.26g 4%
Magnesium 7mg 19mg 3%
Potassium 157mg 105mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 0.226mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.044g 0.354g 2%
Folate 5µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.26g 1%
Fats 0.28g 1.08g 1%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.08mg 1%
Net carbs 10.02g 85.45g N/A
Calcium 6mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 9.92g 10.35g N/A
Fiber 1.4g 1.4g 0%
Choline 1.9mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.134g 0.204g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.01mg 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.016mg 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 0.162mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Plum
1
11% 87%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 11.42 g
Water: 87.23 g
Other: 0.37 g
Cereal
4
6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more WaterWater +2207.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +765.7%
Contains more FatsFats +285.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +660.5%
Contains more OtherOther +502.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Plum
1
9% 69% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Cereal
2
32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +52.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +704.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Plum
3
16% 51% 31%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.57 g
Glucose: 5.07 g
Fructose: 3.07 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.08 g
Galactose: 0.14 g
Cereal
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94% 3% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 9.74 g
Glucose: 0.27 g
Fructose: 0.26 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.09 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1777.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1080.8%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +520.4%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +12.5%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g

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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. Plum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169949/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.