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Scallion vs. Prunes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between scallion and prunes

  • Scallion has more vitamin K, vitamin C, and folate; however, prunes are richer in copper, fiber, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
  • Scallion's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 123% more.
  • Scallion contains 31 times more vitamin C than prunes. Scallion contains 18.8mg of vitamin C, while prunes contain 0.6mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw and Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked.

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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 14% 22% 24% 56% 28% 11% 16% 2.1% 21% 3.3%
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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 +67.4%
Contains more IronIron +59.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +105%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +165.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +238.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +12.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +86.9%

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 63% 17% 11% 0% 14% 18% 9.8% 4.5% 14% 0% 518% 48% 3.1%
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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 +3033.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +28.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +27.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +247.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +132.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +258.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +462.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +236.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +77.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.051mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Prunes DV% diff.
Vitamin K 207µg 59.5µg 123%
Copper 0.083mg 0.281mg 22%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 0.6mg 20%
Carbs 7.34g 63.88g 19%
Fiber 2.6g 7.1g 18%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Folate 64µg 4µg 15%
Potassium 276mg 732mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.205mg 11%
Calories 32kcal 240kcal 10%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.186mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 1.882mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 0.422mg 7%
Iron 1.48mg 0.93mg 7%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.299mg 6%
Magnesium 20mg 41mg 5%
Phosphorus 37mg 69mg 5%
Calcium 72mg 43mg 3%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Protein 1.83g 2.18g 1%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.43mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin A 50µg 39µg 1%
Sodium 16mg 2mg 1%
Choline 5.7mg 10.1mg 1%
Fats 0.19g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 4.74g 56.78g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 38.13g N/A
Zinc 0.39mg 0.44mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.051mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.088g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.053g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.062g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.027mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.34 g
Water: 89.83 g
Other: 0.81 g
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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 WaterWater +190.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.1%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +770.3%
Contains more OtherOther +225.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Prunes
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +19.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +96.3%

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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. Scallion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170005/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.

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