Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Plum vs. Shallot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the main differences between plums and shallot?

  • Plums are richer in vitamin A, while shallot is higher in vitamin B6, iron, manganese, folate, fiber, phosphorus, and potassium.
  • Shallot's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 24% higher.
  • Shallot has 86 times less vitamin A than plums. Plums have 345IU of vitamin A, while shallot has 4IU.
  • Plums have a higher glycemic index (53) than shallot (30).

We used Plums, raw and Shallots, raw types in this comparison.

Infographic

Plum vs Shallot infographic
Infographic link

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
1
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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +516.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +112.7%
Contains more IronIron +605.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +54.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +275%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +461.5%
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
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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +550%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +114.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1089.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +580%
Contains more CholineCholine +494.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plum Shallot DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.345mg 24%
Iron 0.17mg 1.2mg 13%
Manganese 0.052mg 0.292mg 10%
Folate 5µg 34µg 7%
Fiber 1.4g 3.2g 7%
Phosphorus 16mg 60mg 6%
Vitamin K 6.4µg 0.8µg 5%
Potassium 157mg 334mg 5%
Fructose 3.07g 4%
Protein 0.7g 2.5g 4%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.4mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 0.29mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.06mg 3%
Copper 0.057mg 0.088mg 3%
Calcium 6mg 37mg 3%
Magnesium 7mg 21mg 3%
Vitamin C 9.5mg 8mg 2%
Carbs 11.42g 16.8g 2%
Choline 1.9mg 11.3mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 1.2µg 2%
Vitamin A 17µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.04mg 1%
Sodium 0mg 12mg 1%
Calories 46kcal 72kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.417mg 0.2mg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 10.02g 13.6g N/A
Sugar 9.92g 7.87g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.02mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.134g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.044g 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.01mg 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.016mg 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 0.043mg 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
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +180%
Contains more ProteinProtein +257.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.1%
Contains more OtherOther +116.2%
~equal in Water ~79.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Plum
2
9% 69% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +857.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.017g

People also compare

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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.