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Pecan vs. Prunes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pecan and prunes

  • Pecan has more manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, phosphorus, iron, and magnesium, while prunes have more vitamin K and vitamin A.
  • Pecan covers your daily need for manganese, 183% more than prunes.
  • Pecan contains 70 times more saturated fat than prunes. While pecan contains 6.18g of saturated fat, prunes contain only 0.088g.
  • Pecan has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pecan is 10, while the glycemic index of prunes is 29.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, pecans 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.
Pecan
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
Prunes
1
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +195.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +62.8%
Contains more IronIron +172%
Contains more CopperCopper +327%
Contains more ZincZinc +929.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +301.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1405%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +78.5%

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.
Pecan
6
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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
Prunes
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 2% 13% 8.6% 0% 13% 43% 35% 25% 47% 0% 149% 3% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +225.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1194.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +104.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +450%
Contains more CholineCholine +301%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +61.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1600%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.205mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pecan Prunes DV% diff.
Manganese 4.5mg 0.299mg 183%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.614g 0.062g 144%
Fats 71.97g 0.38g 110%
Copper 1.2mg 0.281mg 102%
Monounsaturated fat 40.801g 0.053g 102%
Vitamin B1 0.66mg 0.051mg 51%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 59.5µg 47%
Zinc 4.53mg 0.44mg 37%
Phosphorus 277mg 69mg 30%
Saturated fat 6.18g 0.088g 28%
Calories 691kcal 240kcal 23%
Iron 2.53mg 0.93mg 20%
Magnesium 121mg 41mg 19%
Carbs 13.86g 63.88g 17%
Fructose 0.04g 12.45g 16%
Protein 9.17g 2.18g 14%
Fiber 9.6g 7.1g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.863mg 0.422mg 9%
Potassium 410mg 732mg 9%
Choline 40.5mg 10.1mg 6%
Vitamin E 1.4mg 0.43mg 6%
Selenium 3.8µg 0.3µg 6%
Folate 22µg 4µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.186mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.167mg 1.882mg 4%
Vitamin A 3µg 39µg 4%
Calcium 70mg 43mg 3%
Starch 0.46g 5.11g 2%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0.6mg 1%
Net carbs 4.26g 56.78g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 38.13g N/A
Sodium 0mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.205mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.093mg 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.336mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.598mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.287mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.426mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.411mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.262mg 0.027mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
2
9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 g
Prunes
3
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 +320.6%
Contains more FatsFats +18839.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +360.9%
Contains more WaterWater +778.4%
Contains more OtherOther +78.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
2
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 g
Prunes
1
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 Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +76883%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +34761.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
1
10% 88%
Starch: 0.46 g
Sucrose: 3.9 g
Glucose: 0.04 g
Fructose: 0.04 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Prunes
4
12% 59% 29%
Starch: 5.11 g
Sucrose: 0.15 g
Glucose: 25.46 g
Fructose: 12.45 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2500%
Contains more StarchStarch +1010.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +63550%
Contains more FructoseFructose +31025%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/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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