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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.3% 10% 9.4% 17% 3.8% 6% 0.65% 20% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 17% 19% 11% 27% 3.3% 10% 0.65% 0% 3.3%
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%
~equal in Sodium ~5mg

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 11% 10% 0% 0% 2.8% 3.2% 6.7% 3.2% 6.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
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 47% 0.67% 0% 0% 3.5% 14% 8.6% 0% 14% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
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%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruit salad Prickly pear 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
13% 86%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.03 g
Carbs: 13.05 g
Water: 86.15 g
Other: 0.26 g
10% 88%
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%
~equal in Water ~87.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 25% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.004 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
19% 21% 60%
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%

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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 salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174670/nutrients
  2. Prickly pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167750/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.