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Elderberry vs. Plum — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between elderberries and plums?

  • The amount of vitamin C, fiber, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin A in elderberries is higher than in plums.
  • Elderberries' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 29% more.
  • Plums contain 9 times less iron than elderberries. Elderberries contain 1.6mg of iron, while plums contain 0.17mg.

We used Elderberries, raw and Plums, raw types 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 3.6% 11% 25% 60% 20% 3% 17% 0.78% 0% 3.3%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 1.8% 14% 6.4% 19% 2.7% 6.9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +533.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +78.3%
Contains more IronIron +841.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +143.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Copper ~0.057mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.1mg

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 120% 10% 0% 0% 18% 14% 9.4% 8.4% 53% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
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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 32% 5.7% 5.2% 0% 7% 6% 7.8% 8.1% 6.7% 0% 16% 3.8% 1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +278.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +130.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +693.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +20%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.135mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Elderberry Plum DV% diff.
Vitamin C 36mg 9.5mg 29%
Fiber 7g 1.4g 22%
Iron 1.6mg 0.17mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.029mg 15%
Vitamin K 6.4µg 5%
Fructose 3.07g 4%
Potassium 280mg 157mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.028mg 4%
Calcium 38mg 6mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.026mg 3%
Phosphorus 39mg 16mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Carbs 18.4g 11.42g 2%
Manganese 0.052mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.247g 0.044g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.417mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0µg 1%
Calories 73kcal 46kcal 1%
Vitamin A 30µg 17µg 1%
Protein 0.66g 0.7g 0%
Fats 0.5g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 11.4g 10.02g N/A
Magnesium 5mg 7mg 0%
Sugar 9.92g N/A
Copper 0.061mg 0.057mg 0%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.1mg 0%
Sodium 6mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.135mg 0%
Folate 6µg 5µg 0%
Choline 1.9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 0.134g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.01mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.06mg 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.04mg 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.033mg 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.009mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 80%
Protein: 0.66 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 18.4 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.64 g
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11% 87%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 11.42 g
Water: 87.23 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more FatsFats +78.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +61.1%
Contains more OtherOther +73%
~equal in Protein ~0.7g
~equal in Water ~87.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 23% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.247 g
Plum
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9% 69% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +461.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +67.5%

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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. Elderberry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171727/nutrients
  2. Plum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169949/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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