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Plum vs. Peruvian groundcherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between plums and Peruvian groundcherry?

  • The amount of vitamin B3, iron, vitamin A, and vitamin B1 in Peruvian groundcherry is higher than in plums.
  • Peruvian groundcherry's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 15% more.
  • Peruvian groundcherry has a lower glycemic index (35) than plums (53).

We used Plums, raw and Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha), raw 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
5
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 2.7% 0% 38% 0% 0% 17% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more IronIron +488.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +150%
~equal in Sodium ~mg
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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
6
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%
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 37% 12% 0% 0% 28% 9.2% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +15.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +111.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +292.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +571.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plum Peruvian groundcherry DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 0.417mg 2.8mg 15%
Iron 0.17mg 1mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.11mg 7%
Copper 0.057mg 6%
Fiber 1.4g 6%
Potassium 157mg 5%
Vitamin K 6.4µg 5%
Fructose 3.07g 4%
Phosphorus 16mg 40mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 3%
Magnesium 7mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 2%
Vitamin C 9.5mg 11mg 2%
Protein 0.7g 1.9g 2%
Vitamin A 17µg 36µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Manganese 0.052mg 2%
Folate 5µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.04mg 1%
Zinc 0.1mg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0.7g 1%
Calories 46kcal 53kcal 0%
Carbs 11.42g 11.2g 0%
Net carbs 10.02g 11.2g N/A
Calcium 6mg 9mg 0%
Sugar 9.92g N/A
Choline 1.9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.134g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.01mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Plum
2
11% 87%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 11.42 g
Water: 87.23 g
Other: 0.37 g
2% 11% 85%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 85.4 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +171.4%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more OtherOther +116.2%
~equal in Carbs ~11.2g
~equal in Water ~85.4g

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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
  2. Peruvian groundcherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173043/nutrients

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

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