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Goji berry vs. Prickly pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between goji berries and prickly pear?

  • Goji berries are richer than prickly pear in vitamin A, iron, vitamin C, fiber, and calcium.
  • Goji berries' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 536% more.
  • Goji berries have 60 times more sodium than prickly pear. While goji berries have 298mg of sodium, prickly pear has only 5mg.

We used Goji berries, dried and Prickly pears, 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 0% 57% 0% 255% 0% 0% 0% 39% 0% 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 CalciumCalcium +239.3%
Contains more IronIron +2166.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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 161% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 CVitamin C +245.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goji berry Prickly pear DV% diff.
Iron 6.8mg 0.3mg 81%
Fiber 13g 3.6g 38%
Vitamin C 48.4mg 14mg 38%
Protein 14.26g 0.73g 27%
Carbs 77.06g 9.57g 22%
Magnesium 85mg 20%
Calories 349kcal 41kcal 15%
Sodium 298mg 5mg 13%
Calcium 190mg 56mg 13%
Copper 0.08mg 9%
Potassium 220mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.46mg 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 3%
Folate 6µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.51g 0%
Net carbs 64.06g 5.97g N/A
Sugar 45.61g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.067g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0%
Threonine 0.358mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.456mg 0%
Lysine 0.233mg 0%
Methionine 0.087mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.271mg 0%
Valine 0.316mg 0%
Histidine 0.157mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 77% 8%
Protein: 14.26 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 77.06 g
Water: 7.5 g
Other: 0.79 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 ProteinProtein +1853.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +705.2%
Contains more FatsFats +30.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1067.3%
Contains more OtherOther +107.6%

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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. Goji berry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173032/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.