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Dried fruit vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are dried fruit and yogurt different?

  • Dried fruit is richer in vitamin A, copper, iron, potassium, fiber, vitamin E, and vitamin B3, while yogurt is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and selenium.
  • Dried fruit covers your daily need for vitamin A, 72% more than yogurt.
  • Dried fruit has a higher glycemic index (31) than yogurt (19).

Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +190.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +724.1%
Contains more IronIron +3700%
Contains more CopperCopper +1917.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2511.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +90.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +340.9%

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%
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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% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +17900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +43200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1144.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +127%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +275.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~15.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Yogurt DV% diff.
Copper 0.343mg 0.017mg 36%
Iron 2.66mg 0.07mg 32%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.75µg 31%
Potassium 1162mg 141mg 30%
Vitamin E 4.33mg 0.01mg 29%
Fiber 7.3g 0g 29%
Carbs 62.64g 3.6g 20%
Vitamin A 180µg 1µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.278mg 16%
Fructose 12.47g 0g 16%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 0.208mg 15%
Protein 3.39g 10.19g 14%
Selenium 2.2µg 9.7µg 14%
Manganese 0.235mg 0.009mg 10%
Phosphorus 71mg 135mg 9%
Calories 241kcal 59kcal 9%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.063mg 6%
Calcium 55mg 110mg 6%
Magnesium 32mg 11mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 0.331mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 0µg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.52mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.023mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Folate 10µg 7µg 1%
Sodium 10mg 36mg 1%
Fats 0.51g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 55.34g 3.6g N/A
Sugar 53.44g 3.24g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Trans fat 0.006g N/A
Choline 13.9mg 15.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.117g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 0.053g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.012g 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g 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
Yogurt
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10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more FatsFats +30.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1640%
Contains more OtherOther +256.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +200.6%
Contains more WaterWater +175.5%

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
Yogurt
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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +39.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +516.7%

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
Yogurt
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78% 22%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 2.54 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.7 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Maltose ~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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/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.