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Fruit leather vs. Dried fruit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fruit leather and dried fruit

  • Fruit leather has more vitamin C and vitamin K; however, dried fruit is higher in vitamin A, potassium, fiber, vitamin E, iron, copper, and vitamin B3.
  • Dried fruit covers your daily vitamin A needs 71% more than fruit leather.
  • Dried fruit contains 56 times less vitamin C than fruit leather. Fruit leather contains 56mg of vitamin C, while dried fruit contains 1mg.
  • Dried fruit has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, fruit leather, pieces and Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked.

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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 10% 5.4% 14% 28% 57% 5.2% 10% 53% 24% 15%
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%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +128.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +205.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +608.5%
Contains more IronIron +254.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +100.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +105.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +195.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27.7%

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 187% 2% 11% 0% 11% 23% 1.9% 19% 69% 0% 46% 3% 7%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +186.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +109.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +487.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +673.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2489%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +61.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~13.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruit leather Dried fruit DV% diff.
Vitamin C 56mg 1mg 61%
Potassium 164mg 1162mg 29%
Fiber 0g 7.3g 29%
Vitamin E 0.56mg 4.33mg 25%
Iron 0.75mg 2.66mg 24%
Vitamin A 6µg 180µg 19%
Copper 0.171mg 0.343mg 19%
Sodium 403mg 10mg 17%
Fructose 12.47g 16%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 2.589mg 16%
Vitamin K 18.2µg 3.1µg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.3mg 0.143mg 12%
Phosphorus 24mg 71mg 7%
Carbs 82.82g 62.64g 7%
Calories 359kcal 241kcal 6%
Protein 1g 3.39g 5%
Calcium 18mg 55mg 4%
Magnesium 14mg 32mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.319mg 0.516mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.48g 0.074g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.55g 0.074g 3%
Fats 2.68g 0.51g 3%
Saturated fat 0.65g 0.017g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0.015mg 2%
Manganese 0.184mg 0.235mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 0.074mg 2%
Folate 4µg 10µg 2%
Zinc 0.19mg 0.39mg 2%
Selenium 2.7µg 2.2µg 1%
Net carbs 82.82g 55.34g N/A
Sugar 57.58g 53.44g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Choline 12.9mg 13.9mg 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 83% 12%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 2.68 g
Carbs: 82.82 g
Water: 12.3 g
Other: 1.2 g
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 3.39 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 62.64 g
Water: 30.89 g
Other: 2.57 g
Contains more FatsFats +425.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +32.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +239%
Contains more WaterWater +151.1%
Contains more OtherOther +114.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 55% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.65 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
10% 45% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.074 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +643.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%

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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. Fruit leather - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167540/nutrients
  2. Dried fruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173941/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.