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Dried fruit vs. Asparagus — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between dried fruit and asparagus

  • Dried fruit has more vitamin A, potassium, vitamin E, fiber, copper, vitamin B3, and iron, while asparagus has more vitamin K, vitamin B1, and folate.
  • Dried fruit covers your daily need for vitamin A, 57% more than asparagus.
  • Dried fruit contains 6 times more potassium than asparagus. While dried fruit contains 1162mg of potassium, asparagus contains only 202mg.

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

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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 10% 7.2% 18% 80% 63% 15% 22% 0.26% 21% 13%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +128.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +129.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +475.2%
Contains more IronIron +24.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +81.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +48.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +38.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
~equal in Selenium ~2.3µg

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 19% 13% 23% 0% 36% 33% 18% 16% 21% 0% 104% 39% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +373.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +283.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +164.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +88.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +460%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +853.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1241.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +420%
Contains more CholineCholine +15.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Asparagus DV% diff.
Vitamin K 3.1µg 41.6µg 32%
Potassium 1162mg 202mg 28%
Fiber 7.3g 2.1g 21%
Vitamin E 4.33mg 1.13mg 21%
Carbs 62.64g 3.88g 20%
Copper 0.343mg 0.189mg 17%
Vitamin A 180µg 38µg 16%
Fructose 12.47g 1g 14%
Folate 10µg 52µg 11%
Calories 241kcal 20kcal 11%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.143mg 11%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 0.978mg 10%
Iron 2.66mg 2.14mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.141mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 0.274mg 5%
Vitamin C 1mg 5.6mg 5%
Magnesium 32mg 14mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.091mg 4%
Manganese 0.235mg 0.158mg 3%
Phosphorus 71mg 52mg 3%
Calcium 55mg 24mg 3%
Protein 3.39g 2.2g 2%
Fats 0.51g 0.12g 1%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.54mg 1%
Net carbs 55.34g 1.78g N/A
Sugar 53.44g 1.88g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Sodium 10mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 2.2µg 2.3µg 0%
Choline 13.9mg 16mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.04g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.084mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.075mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.128mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0.104mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.075mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.115mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.049mg 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
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 2.2 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 3.88 g
Water: 93.22 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +54.1%
Contains more FatsFats +325%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1514.4%
Contains more OtherOther +343.1%
Contains more WaterWater +201.8%

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
44% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +48%

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
12% 35% 53%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.23 g
Glucose: 0.65 g
Fructose: 1 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3330.4%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +4989.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1147%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~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. Asparagus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168389/nutrients

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

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