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Dried fruit vs. Tomato paste — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are dried fruit and tomato paste different?

  • Dried fruit is richer in vitamin A, fiber, and vitamin B5, while tomato paste is higher in vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin B2, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Dried fruit covers your daily need for vitamin A, 42% more than tomato paste.
  • Dried fruit contains 4 times more vitamin B5 than tomato paste. Dried fruit contains 0.516mg of vitamin B5, while tomato paste contains 0.142mg.
  • Tomato paste has a higher glycemic index (45) than dried fruit (31).

Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked and Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added types were 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +52.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.3%
Contains more IronIron +12%
Contains more ZincZinc +61.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +28.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +140.9%
~equal in Copper ~0.365mg

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 73% 25% 86% 0% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9% 21%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +136.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +263.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2090%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +106.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +51%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +267.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +20%
Contains more CholineCholine +177%
~equal in Vitamin E ~4.3mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Tomato paste DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1mg 21.9mg 23%
Carbs 62.64g 18.91g 15%
Fiber 7.3g 4.1g 13%
Vitamin A 180µg 76µg 12%
Calories 241kcal 82kcal 8%
Fructose 12.47g 5.85g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 0.142mg 7%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 11.4µg 7%
Selenium 2.2µg 5.3µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.216mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.153mg 6%
Choline 13.9mg 38.5mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.06mg 4%
Potassium 1162mg 1014mg 4%
Iron 2.66mg 2.98mg 4%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 3.076mg 3%
Manganese 0.235mg 0.302mg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.63mg 2%
Protein 3.39g 4.32g 2%
Calcium 55mg 36mg 2%
Magnesium 32mg 42mg 2%
Copper 0.343mg 0.365mg 2%
Sodium 10mg 59mg 2%
Phosphorus 71mg 83mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.16g 1%
Folate 10µg 12µg 1%
Fats 0.51g 0.47g 0%
Net carbs 55.34g 14.81g N/A
Sugar 53.44g 12.18g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0.22g 0%
Vitamin E 4.33mg 4.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.1g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 0.067g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.089mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.124mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.088mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.071mg 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
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +231.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.4%
Contains more WaterWater +137.9%
~equal in Fats ~0.47g
~equal in Other ~2.8g

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
31% 20% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +116.2%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.067g

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
2% 2% 46% 47% 2%
Starch: 0.22 g
Sucrose: 0.3 g
Glucose: 5.75 g
Fructose: 5.85 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.28 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +59.1%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2530%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +475.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +113.2%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/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.