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Dried fruit vs. Halva — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are dried fruit and halva different?

  • Dried fruit is higher in vitamin A and potassium; however, halva is richer in copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, manganese, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for halva is 95% higher.
  • Dried fruit contains 1802 times more vitamin A than halva. While dried fruit contains 3604IU of vitamin A, halva contains only 2IU.
  • Dried fruit has less saturated fat.
  • Dried fruit has a lower glycemic index (31) than halva (55).

Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked and Candies, halavah, plain are the varieties used 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%
Halva
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +521.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +581.3%
Contains more IronIron +70.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +250.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1007.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +754.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +271.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +422.7%

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%
Halva
Halva
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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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +196.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2726.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +143.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +550%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Halva DV% diff.
Copper 0.343mg 1.202mg 95%
Phosphorus 71mg 607mg 77%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 8.481g 56%
Magnesium 32mg 218mg 44%
Zinc 0.39mg 4.32mg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.424mg 34%
Fats 0.51g 21.52g 32%
Potassium 1162mg 187mg 29%
Vitamin E 4.33mg 29%
Manganese 0.235mg 0.873mg 28%
Iron 2.66mg 4.53mg 23%
Vitamin A 180µg 0µg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 8.194g 20%
Saturated fat 0.017g 4.127g 19%
Protein 3.39g 12.49g 18%
Selenium 2.2µg 11.5µg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.348mg 16%
Fructose 12.47g 16%
Folate 10µg 65µg 14%
Calories 241kcal 469kcal 11%
Fiber 7.3g 4.5g 11%
Sodium 10mg 195mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 0.174mg 7%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 3%
Calcium 55mg 33mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 2.856mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.088mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0.1mg 1%
Carbs 62.64g 60.49g 1%
Net carbs 55.34g 55.99g N/A
Sugar 53.44g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 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
Halva
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +741.7%
Contains more OtherOther +40.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +268.4%
Contains more FatsFats +4119.6%
~equal in Carbs ~60.49g

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
Halva
Halva
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20% 39% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.481 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10973%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11360.8%

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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. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/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.