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Common plum vs Kumquat - In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Common plum and Kumquat different?

  • Common plum contains less Vitamin C, Fiber, Iron, Calcium and Vitamin K than Kumquat.
  • Kumquat covers your daily need of Vitamin C 38% more than Common plum.

Plums, raw and Kumquats, raw types were used 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" chart below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food
Common plum
Common plum
1
:
7
Kumquat
Kumquat
Contains less Sodium -100%
Contains more Iron +405.9%
Contains more Calcium +933.3%
Contains more Potassium +18.5%
Contains more Magnesium +185.7%
Contains more Copper +66.7%
Contains more Zinc +70%
Contains more Phosphorus +18.8%
Common plum
Iron Calcium Potassium Magnesium Copper Zinc Phosphorus Sodium 7% 2% 14% 5% 19% 3% 7% 0%
Kumquat
Iron Calcium Potassium Magnesium Copper Zinc Phosphorus Sodium 33% 19% 17% 15% 32% 5% 9% 2%
Contains less Sodium -100%
Contains more Iron +405.9%
Contains more Calcium +933.3%
Contains more Potassium +18.5%
Contains more Magnesium +185.7%
Contains more Copper +66.7%
Contains more Zinc +70%
Contains more Phosphorus +18.8%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" chart below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food
Common plum
Common plum
3
:
7
Kumquat
Kumquat
Contains more Vitamin A +19%
Contains more Vitamin E +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin C +362.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1 +32.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2 +246.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5 +54.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6 +24.1%
Contains more Folate +240%
Equal in Vitamin B3 - 0.429
Common plum
Vitamin C Vitamin A Vitamin E Vitamin D Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B3 Vitamin B5 Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Vitamin K Folate 32% 21% 6% 0% 7% 6% 8% 9% 7% 0% 16% 4%
Kumquat
Vitamin C Vitamin A Vitamin E Vitamin D Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B3 Vitamin B5 Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Vitamin K Folate 147% 18% 3% 0% 10% 21% 9% 13% 9% 0% 0% 13%
Contains more Vitamin A +19%
Contains more Vitamin E +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin C +362.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1 +32.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2 +246.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5 +54.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6 +24.1%
Contains more Folate +240%
Equal in Vitamin B3 - 0.429

Vitamin and Mineral Summary Scores

Summary score is calculated by summing up the daily values contained in 300 grams of the product. Obviously the more the food fulfils human daily needs, the more the summary score is
Vitamin Summary Score
9
Common plum
20
Kumquat
Mineral Summary Score
7
Common plum
16
Kumquat

Macronutrients Comparison

Macronutrient comparison charts compare the amount of protein, total fats and total carbohydrates in 300 grams of the food. The displayed values show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food
Protein
4%
Common plum
11%
Kumquat
Carbohydrates
11%
Common plum
16%
Kumquat
Fats
1%
Common plum
4%
Kumquat

Comparison summary table

Pay attention at the most right column. It shows the amounts side by side, making it easier to realize the amount of difference.
Common plum Kumquat
Lower in Sugars ok
Lower in glycemic index ok
Lower in price ok
Rich in minerals ok
Rich in vitamins ok
Lower in Sodium ok
Lower in Saturated Fat ok
Lower in Cholesterol Equal

Which food is preferable in case of diets?

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is better in case of low diet
Common plum Kumquat
Low Calories diet ok
Low Fats diet ok
Low Carbs diet ok
Low glycemic index diet ok

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Comparison summary

Which food contains less Sugars?
Kumquat
Kumquat contains less Sugars (difference - 0.56g)
Which food is lower in glycemic index?
Kumquat
Kumquat is lower in glycemic index (difference - 53)
Which food is cheaper?
Kumquat
Kumquat is cheaper (difference - $0.5)
Which food is richer in minerals?
Kumquat
Kumquat is relatively richer in minerals
Which food is richer in vitamins?
Kumquat
Kumquat is relatively richer in vitamins
Which food contains less Sodium?
Common plum
Common plum contains less Sodium (difference - 10mg)
Which food is lower in Saturated Fat?
Common plum
Common plum is lower in Saturated Fat (difference - 0.086g)
Which food contains less Cholesterol?
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The foods are relatively equal in Cholesterol (0 mg)

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

In the column "Opinion" we made some assumptions which could be controversial. For instance we are assuming that less saturated fats is good for you. Please ignore this column if you have your own opinion.We marked the nutrients, comparison of which we considered as not meaningful, as "N/A"
Nutrient Common plum Kumquat Opinion
Calories 46 71 Kumquat
Protein 0.7 1.88 Kumquat
Fats 0.28 0.86 Kumquat
Vitamin C 9.5 43.9 Kumquat
Carbs 11.42 15.9 Kumquat
Cholesterol 0 0
Vitamin D 0 0
Iron 0.17 0.86 Kumquat
Calcium 6 62 Kumquat
Potassium 157 186 Kumquat
Magnesium 7 20 Kumquat
Sugars 9.92 9.36 Kumquat
Fiber 1.4 6.5 Kumquat
Copper 0.057 0.095 Kumquat
Zinc 0.1 0.17 Kumquat
Starch 0 Common plum
Phosphorus 16 19 Kumquat
Sodium 0 10 Common plum
Vitamin A 345 290 Common plum
Vitamin E 0.26 0.15 Common plum
Vitamin D 0 0
Vitamin B1 0.028 0.037 Kumquat
Vitamin B2 0.026 0.09 Kumquat
Vitamin B3 0.417 0.429 Kumquat
Vitamin B5 0.135 0.208 Kumquat
Vitamin B6 0.029 0.036 Kumquat
Vitamin B12 0 0
Vitamin K 6.4 0 Common plum
Folate 5 17 Kumquat
Trans Fat 0 0
Saturated Fat 0.017 0.103 Common plum
Monounsaturated Fat 0.134 0.154 Kumquat
Polyunsaturated fat 0.044 0.171 Kumquat
Tryptophan 0.009 Common plum
Threonine 0.01 Common plum
Isoleucine 0.014 Common plum
Leucine 0.015 Common plum
Lysine 0.016 Common plum
Methionine 0.008 Common plum
Phenylalanine 0.014 Common plum
Valine 0.016 Common plum
Histidine 0.009 Common plum
Fructose 3.07 Common plum

References

The source of all the nutrient values on the page (excluding the main article the sources for which are presented separately if present) is the USDA's FoodCentral. The exact links of the foods presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Common plum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169949/nutrients
  2. Kumquat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168154/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.