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Dried fruit vs. Almonds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between dried fruit and almonds

  • Dried fruit has more vitamin A, while almonds have more vitamin E, manganese, vitamin B2, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, calcium, and fiber.
  • Almonds cover your daily need for vitamin E, 142% more than dried fruit.
  • Dried fruit contains 1802 times more vitamin A than almonds. While dried fruit contains 3604IU of vitamin A, almonds contain only 2IU.
  • Almonds have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of almonds is 0, while the glycemic index of dried fruit is 31.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked and Nuts, almonds.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 17% 103% 100% 114% 11% 30% 1.3% 31% 12%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 193% 81% 65% 139% 344% 85% 206% 0.13% 284% 22%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +743.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +389.1%
Contains more IronIron +39.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +200.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +577.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +827.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +86.4%

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.
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 3.3% 60% 87% 0% 3.8% 17% 49% 31% 33% 0% 7.8% 7.5% 7.6%
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 0% 0% 513% 0% 51% 263% 68% 28% 32% 0% 0% 33% 28%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +491.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1437.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +340%
Contains more CholineCholine +274.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.471mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.137mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Almonds DV% diff.
Vitamin E 4.33mg 25.63mg 142%
Manganese 0.235mg 2.179mg 85%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 1.138mg 82%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 12.329g 82%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 31.551g 79%
Fats 0.51g 49.93g 76%
Copper 0.343mg 1.031mg 76%
Phosphorus 71mg 481mg 59%
Magnesium 32mg 270mg 57%
Protein 3.39g 21.15g 36%
Zinc 0.39mg 3.12mg 25%
Fiber 7.3g 12.5g 21%
Calcium 55mg 269mg 21%
Vitamin A 180µg 0µg 20%
Saturated fat 0.017g 3.802g 17%
Calories 241kcal 579kcal 17%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.205mg 16%
Fructose 12.47g 0.11g 15%
Carbs 62.64g 21.55g 14%
Iron 2.66mg 3.71mg 13%
Potassium 1162mg 733mg 13%
Folate 10µg 44µg 9%
Choline 13.9mg 52.1mg 7%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 3.618mg 6%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 0µg 3%
Selenium 2.2µg 4.1µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 0.471mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 55.34g 9.05g N/A
Sugar 53.44g 4.35g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0.72g 0%
Sodium 10mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.137mg 0%
Trans fat 0.015g N/A
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.211mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.601mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.751mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 1.473mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0.568mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.157mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 1.132mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.855mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.539mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 12.32g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 3.39 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 62.64 g
Water: 30.89 g
Other: 2.57 g
21% 50% 22% 4% 3%
Protein: 21.15 g
Fats: 49.93 g
Carbs: 21.55 g
Water: 4.41 g
Other: 2.96 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +190.7%
Contains more WaterWater +600.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +523.9%
Contains more FatsFats +9690.2%
Contains more OtherOther +15.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 45% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.074 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
8% 66% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.802 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 31.551 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.329 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +42536.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16560.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 61% 23%
Starch: 0.35 g
Sucrose: 7.89 g
Glucose: 33.08 g
Fructose: 12.47 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
14% 78% 3% 2%
Starch: 0.72 g
Sucrose: 3.95 g
Glucose: 0.17 g
Fructose: 0.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.04 g
Galactose: 0.07 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +99.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +19358.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +11236.4%
Contains more StarchStarch +105.7%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~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. Dried fruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173941/nutrients
  2. Almonds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170567/nutrients

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

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