Dried fruit vs. Pudding — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between dried fruit and pudding

Dried fruit has more vitamin A, potassium, iron, vitamin E, fiber, copper, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6, while pudding has more vitamin B12.
Dried fruit's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 69% higher.
Pudding contains 72 times less vitamin E than dried fruit. Dried fruit contains 4.33mg of vitamin E, while pudding contains 0.06mg.
The amount of saturated fat in dried fruit is lower.
Dried fruit has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of dried fruit is 31, while the glycemic index of pudding is 47.

The food types used in this comparison are Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked and Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, regular, prepared with whole milk.

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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.

Dried fruit

Pudding

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+674.7%
Contains more IronIron	+682.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+209%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+142.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+92.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+23.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+22.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+68.2%

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.

Dried fruit

Pudding

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+361.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+7116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1846.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+58.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+376.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+933.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%
Contains more CholineCholine	+23%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+153.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+112.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Potassium	1162mg	150mg	30%
Iron	2.66mg	0.34mg	29%
Vitamin E	4.33mg	0.06mg	28%
Fiber	7.3g	0.8g	26%
Copper	0.343mg	0.111mg	26%
Fructose	12.47g		16%
Vitamin A	180µg	39µg	16%
Vitamin B3	2.589mg	0.133mg	15%
Carbs	62.64g	19.64g	14%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.31µg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.143mg	0.03mg	9%
Saturated fat	0.017g	1.81g	8%
Manganese	0.235mg	0.097mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.074mg	0.157mg	6%
Calories	241kcal	120kcal	6%
Vitamin D	0µg	1.1µg	6%
Vitamin D	0IU	44IU	6%
Calcium	55mg	106mg	5%
Fats	0.51g	3.15g	4%
Sodium	10mg	98mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.516mg	0.326mg	4%
Selenium	2.2µg	3.7µg	3%
Magnesium	32mg	20mg	3%
Cholesterol	0mg	9mg	3%
Phosphorus	71mg	87mg	2%
Folate	10µg	4µg	2%
Vitamin K	3.1µg	0.3µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.074g	0.819g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.038mg	2%
Caffeine	0mg	2mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.074g	0.18g	1%
Vitamin C	1mg	0mg	1%
Zinc	0.39mg	0.48mg	1%
Protein	3.39g	3.16g	0%
Net carbs	55.34g	18.84g	N/A
Sugar	53.44g	11.96g	N/A
Starch	0.35g		0%
Choline	13.9mg	11.3mg	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%