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Dried fruit vs. Cinnamon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between dried fruit and cinnamon

  • Dried fruit has more vitamin A, potassium, vitamin E, and vitamin B3; however, cinnamon is richer in manganese, fiber, calcium, iron, vitamin K, and zinc.
  • Cinnamon's daily need coverage for manganese is 749% more.
  • Dried fruit contains 12 times more vitamin A than cinnamon. Dried fruit contains 3604IU of vitamin A, while cinnamon contains 295IU.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked and Spices, cinnamon, ground.

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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 43% 301% 38% 312% 113% 50% 27% 1.3% 2278% 17%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +169.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +87.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1721.8%
Contains more IronIron +212.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +369.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7332.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40.9%
~equal in Copper ~0.339mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~64mg
~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 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 13% 5% 46% 0% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5% 6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +86.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +80.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +94.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +44.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +26.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +280%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +46.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +906.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Cinnamon DV% diff.
Manganese 0.235mg 17.466mg 749%
Fiber 7.3g 53.1g 183%
Calcium 55mg 1002mg 95%
Iron 2.66mg 8.32mg 71%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 31.2µg 23%
Potassium 1162mg 431mg 22%
Vitamin A 180µg 15µg 18%
Fructose 12.47g 1.11g 14%
Vitamin E 4.33mg 2.32mg 13%
Zinc 0.39mg 1.83mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 1.332mg 8%
Magnesium 32mg 60mg 7%
Carbs 62.64g 80.59g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.041mg 3%
Vitamin C 1mg 3.8mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 0.358mg 3%
Selenium 2.2µg 3.1µg 2%
Protein 3.39g 3.99g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.022mg 1%
Phosphorus 71mg 64mg 1%
Folate 10µg 6µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.158mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.345g 1%
Fats 0.51g 1.24g 1%
Choline 13.9mg 11mg 1%
Calories 241kcal 247kcal 0%
Net carbs 55.34g 27.49g N/A
Sugar 53.44g 2.17g N/A
Copper 0.343mg 0.339mg 0%
Starch 0.35g 0%
Sodium 10mg 10mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 0.246g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.068g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.136mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.253mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0.243mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.078mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.146mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.224mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.117mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A

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
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +192%
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.7%
Contains more FatsFats +143.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28.7%
Contains more OtherOther +40.1%

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
52% 37% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.345 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.068 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +232.4%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.068g

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
48% 51%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.02 g
Glucose: 1.04 g
Fructose: 1.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +39350%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +3080.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1023.4%
~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. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/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.