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Dried fruit vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between dried fruit and baby food?

  • Dried fruit is higher in vitamin A and potassium, yet baby food is higher in iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, and zinc.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 561% more.
  • Dried fruit has 180 times more vitamin A than baby food. While dried fruit has 3604IU of vitamin A, baby food has only 20IU.
  • The glycemic index of dried fruit is lower.

We used Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified 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.
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 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +165.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +212.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1232.7%
Contains more IronIron +1685.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +515.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +452.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1077.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.334mg

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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +17900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +17.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +106.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +130%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16153.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3571.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1240.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +108.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +330%
Contains more CholineCholine +66.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 2.66mg 47.5mg 561%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 2.717mg 203%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 2.438mg 202%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 34.714mg 201%
Calcium 55mg 733mg 68%
Phosphorus 71mg 392mg 46%
Selenium 2.2µg 25.9µg 43%
Potassium 1162mg 437mg 21%
Vitamin A 180µg 1µg 20%
Zinc 0.39mg 2.4mg 18%
Protein 3.39g 12.2g 18%
Fructose 12.47g 16%
Magnesium 32mg 100mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 1.697g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 1.074mg 11%
Manganese 0.235mg 10%
Folate 10µg 43µg 8%
Calories 241kcal 379kcal 7%
Fats 0.51g 4.4g 6%
Vitamin E 4.33mg 3.68mg 4%
Carbs 62.64g 73.4g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.189mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.769g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 1.206g 3%
Choline 13.9mg 23.2mg 2%
Copper 0.343mg 0.334mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 2.3mg 1%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 1.5µg 1%
Fiber 7.3g 7.5g 1%
Net carbs 55.34g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 53.44g 0.87g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Sodium 10mg 3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.286mg 0%

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
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +361%
Contains more ProteinProtein +259.9%
Contains more FatsFats +762.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.2%
Contains more OtherOther +28.4%

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
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1529.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2193.2%

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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. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.