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Garlic vs. Prunes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between garlic and prunes?

  • Garlic is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, selenium, calcium, vitamin B1, and phosphorus, yet prunes are richer in vitamin K, fiber, and vitamin A.
  • Garlic's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 79% higher.
  • Garlic has 52 times more vitamin C than prunes. Garlic has 31.2mg of vitamin C, while prunes have 0.6mg.

We used Garlic, raw and Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked types in this comparison.

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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.
Garlic
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Prunes
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 13% 65% 35% 94% 12% 30% 0.26% 39% 1.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +320.9%
Contains more IronIron +82.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +163.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +121.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +459.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4633.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +64%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +82.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%
~equal in Copper ~0.281mg

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.
Garlic
5
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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Prunes
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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 2% 13% 8.6% 0% 13% 43% 35% 25% 47% 0% 149% 3% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +292.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +41.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +502.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +129.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +437.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +168.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3400%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Prunes DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.205mg 79%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.299mg 60%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 59.5µg 48%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0.6mg 34%
Selenium 14.2µg 0.3µg 25%
Fiber 2.1g 7.1g 20%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Calcium 181mg 43mg 14%
Phosphorus 153mg 69mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.051mg 12%
Iron 1.7mg 0.93mg 10%
Carbs 33.06g 63.88g 10%
Potassium 401mg 732mg 10%
Protein 6.36g 2.18g 8%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 1.882mg 7%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.44mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.186mg 6%
Calories 149kcal 240kcal 5%
Magnesium 25mg 41mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 39µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.422mg 3%
Choline 23.2mg 10.1mg 2%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Copper 0.299mg 0.281mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.43mg 2%
Sodium 17mg 2mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.062g 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 30.96g 56.78g N/A
Sugar 1g 38.13g N/A
Folate 3µg 4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.088g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.027mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
3
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Prunes
2
2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +191.7%
Contains more FatsFats +31.6%
Contains more WaterWater +89.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +93.2%
Contains more OtherOther +76%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
1
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Prunes
2
43% 26% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.088 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +301.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +381.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.088g

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/nutrients
  2. Prunes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168162/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.