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Nopales vs. Pickled cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between nopales and pickled cucumber

  • Nopales have more manganese, calcium, magnesium, vitamin C, potassium, and vitamin A; however, pickled cucumber has more vitamin K.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for pickled cucumber is 52% higher.
  • Nopales are lower in sodium.
  • Pickled cucumber has a higher glycemic index than nopales.

Food types used in this article are Nopales, raw and Pickles, cucumber, sour.

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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 37% 49% 23% 22% 17% 6.8% 6.9% 2.7% 60% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 0% 2% 15% 28% 0.55% 6% 158% 1.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1017.4%
Contains more IronIron +47.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4054.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.5%

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 31% 7.7% 0% 0% 3% 9.5% 7.7% 10% 16% 0% 13% 2.3% 4%
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% 3.3% 1.8% 0% 0% 2.3% 0% 2.3% 2.1% 0% 118% 0.75% 2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +830%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +130%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +310%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +339.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +677.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +102.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +786.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nopales Pickled cucumber DV% diff.
Sodium 21mg 1208mg 52%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 47µg 35%
Manganese 0.457mg 0.011mg 19%
Calcium 164mg 0mg 16%
Magnesium 52mg 4mg 11%
Vitamin C 9.3mg 1mg 9%
Potassium 257mg 23mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.009mg 5%
Fiber 2.2g 1.2g 4%
Copper 0.052mg 0.085mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.167mg 0.038mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.41mg 0mg 3%
Protein 1.32g 0.33g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.041mg 0.01mg 2%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.02mg 2%
Iron 0.59mg 0.4mg 2%
Vitamin A 23µg 10µg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.09mg 1%
Folate 3µg 1µg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Choline 7.3mg 3.6mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0mg 1%
Calories 16kcal 11kcal 0%
Fats 0.09g 0.2g 0%
Carbs 3.33g 2.26g 0%
Net carbs 1.13g 1.06g N/A
Sugar 1.15g 1.06g N/A
Phosphorus 16mg 14mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.018g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.081g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.009mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.01mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.059mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.059mg 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 94%
Protein: 1.32 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 3.33 g
Water: 94.12 g
Other: 1.14 g
2% 94% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 94.08 g
Other: 3.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.3%
Contains more FatsFats +122.2%
Contains more OtherOther +174.6%
~equal in Water ~94.08g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +62%

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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. Nopales - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168571/nutrients
  2. Pickled cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169379/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.