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Dried fruit vs. Caramel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between dried fruit and caramel?

  • Dried fruit is richer in vitamin A, copper, iron, fiber, potassium, vitamin E, and vitamin B3, yet caramel is richer in vitamin B2 and vitamin B12.
  • Dried fruit's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 71% higher.
  • Dried fruit contains less saturated fat.
  • Dried fruit has a lower glycemic index than caramel.

We used Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked and Candies, caramels types in this comparison.

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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 12% 41% 19% 5.3% 6% 12% 49% 32% 1.4% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +88.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +443%
Contains more IronIron +1800%
Contains more CopperCopper +1805.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2036.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +12.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60.6%

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 1.3% 4% 9.2% 0% 26% 59% 2.8% 37% 13% 38% 4.5% 3% 4.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +841.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1649.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +155.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +72.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more CholineCholine +73.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +586.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +245.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Caramel DV% diff.
Copper 0.343mg 0.018mg 36%
Iron 2.66mg 0.14mg 32%
Fiber 7.3g 0g 29%
Potassium 1162mg 214mg 28%
Vitamin E 4.33mg 0.46mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 3.478g 23%
Vitamin A 180µg 12µg 19%
Fructose 12.47g 16%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 0.148mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.256mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Fats 0.51g 8.1g 12%
Saturated fat 0.017g 2.476g 11%
Sodium 10mg 245mg 10%
Manganese 0.235mg 0.011mg 10%
Calcium 55mg 138mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.056mg 7%
Calories 241kcal 382kcal 7%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.103mg 7%
Phosphorus 71mg 114mg 6%
Carbs 62.64g 77g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 1.542g 4%
Magnesium 32mg 17mg 4%
Protein 3.39g 4.6g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 0.62mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 7mg 2%
Folate 10µg 4µg 2%
Selenium 2.2µg 1.8µg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 1.8µg 1%
Choline 13.9mg 8mg 1%
Net carbs 55.34g 77g N/A
Sugar 53.44g 65.5g N/A
Zinc 0.39mg 0.44mg 0%
Starch 0.35g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.06mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.417mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.205mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.285mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.115mg 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
5% 8% 77% 9% 2%
Protein: 4.6 g
Fats: 8.1 g
Carbs: 77 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +263.4%
Contains more OtherOther +42.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +35.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1488.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.9%

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
33% 21% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.476 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.542 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.478 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1983.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4600%

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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. Caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167974/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.