Fruit salad vs. Prickly pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between fruit salad and prickly pear
- Fruit salad has more vitamin A; however, prickly pear is richer in magnesium, vitamin C, and fiber.
- Prickly pear covers your daily magnesium needs 18% more than fruit salad.
- Prickly pear has 14 times less vitamin A than fruit salad. Fruit salad has 600IU of vitamin A, while prickly pear has 43IU.
- Fruit salad has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of fruit salad is 54, while the glycemic index of prickly pear is 7.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids and Prickly pears, raw.
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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.
Contains more ZincZinc | +16.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +962.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +409.1% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +89.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +20% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +60% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +71.4% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +1400% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +324.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +27.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +328.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +29.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +122.2% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +100% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Magnesium | 8mg | 85mg | 18% |
Vitamin C | 3.3mg | 14mg | 12% |
Fiber | 1g | 3.6g | 10% |
Manganese | 0.151mg | 7% | |
Calcium | 11mg | 56mg | 5% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.014mg | 0.06mg | 4% |
Vitamin A | 30µg | 2µg | 3% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.027mg | 0.06mg | 3% |
Potassium | 116mg | 220mg | 3% |
Copper | 0.05mg | 0.08mg | 3% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.011g | 0.213g | 1% |
Folate | 3µg | 6µg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.053mg | 1% | |
Vitamin B3 | 0.356mg | 0.46mg | 1% |
Selenium | 0.6µg | 1% | |
Phosphorus | 14mg | 24mg | 1% |
Iron | 0.25mg | 0.3mg | 1% |
Carbs | 13.05g | 9.57g | 1% |
Fats | 0.03g | 0.51g | 1% |
Calories | 50kcal | 41kcal | 0% |
Protein | 0.51g | 0.73g | 0% |
Net carbs | 12.05g | 5.97g | N/A |
Zinc | 0.14mg | 0.12mg | 0% |
Sodium | 5mg | 5mg | 0% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.011mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.004g | 0.067g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.005g | 0.075g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.51 g
Fats:
0.03 g
Carbs:
13.05 g
Water:
86.15 g
Other:
0.26 g
Protein:
0.73 g
Fats:
0.51 g
Carbs:
9.57 g
Water:
87.55 g
Other:
1.64 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +36.4% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +43.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1600% |
Contains more OtherOther | +530.8% |
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Water
~87.55g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.004 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.011 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.067 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.213 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -94% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1400% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1836.4% |