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Dried fruit vs. Dried Figs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between dried fruit and dried Figs?

  • Dried fruit is richer in vitamin A, vitamin E, potassium, vitamin B3, and iron, yet dried Figs is richer in manganese, calcium, vitamin K, fiber, and magnesium.
  • Dried fruit's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 72% higher.
  • Dried fruit has 12 times more vitamin E than dried Figs. Dried fruit has 4.33mg of vitamin E, while dried Figs has 0.35mg.

We used Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked and Figs, dried, uncooked 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 49% 49% 60% 76% 96% 15% 29% 1.3% 67% 3.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.9%
Contains more IronIron +31%
Contains more CopperCopper +19.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +266.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +112.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +194.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +41%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +117%
~equal in Phosphorus ~67mg
~equal in Sodium ~10mg

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 3.3% 60% 87% 0% 3.8% 17% 49% 31% 33% 0% 7.8% 7.5%
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 4% 0% 7% 0% 21% 19% 12% 26% 24% 0% 39% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1137.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +318.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +10.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +403.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Dried Figs DV% diff.
Vitamin E 4.33mg 0.35mg 27%
Vitamin A 180µg 0µg 20%
Potassium 1162mg 680mg 14%
Fructose 12.47g 22.93g 13%
Manganese 0.235mg 0.51mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 0.619mg 12%
Calcium 55mg 162mg 11%
Fiber 7.3g 9.8g 10%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 15.6µg 10%
Magnesium 32mg 68mg 9%
Iron 2.66mg 2.03mg 8%
Copper 0.343mg 0.287mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.085mg 6%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.106mg 3%
Starch 0.35g 5.07g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 0.434mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.345g 2%
Fats 0.51g 0.93g 1%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.55mg 1%
Phosphorus 71mg 67mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.082mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.144g 1%
Calories 241kcal 249kcal 0%
Protein 3.39g 3.3g 0%
Vitamin C 1mg 1.2mg 0%
Net carbs 55.34g 54.07g N/A
Carbs 62.64g 63.87g 0%
Sugar 53.44g 47.92g N/A
Sodium 10mg 10mg 0%
Folate 10µg 9µg 0%
Choline 13.9mg 15.8mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 0.159g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.085mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.089mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.128mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0.088mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.076mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.122mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.037mg 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
3% 64% 30% 2%
Protein: 3.3 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 63.87 g
Water: 30.05 g
Other: 1.85 g
Contains more OtherOther +38.9%
Contains more FatsFats +82.4%
~equal in Protein ~3.3g
~equal in Carbs ~63.87g
~equal in Water ~30.05g

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
22% 25% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.144 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.159 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.345 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +114.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +366.2%

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
10% 47% 43%
Starch: 5.07 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 24.79 g
Fructose: 22.93 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.13 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +11171.4%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +33.4%
Contains more StarchStarch +1348.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +83.9%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g

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. Dried Figs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174665/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.