Pike vs. Prickly pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between pike and prickly pear?
- Pike is richer than prickly pear in phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin A, and vitamin B1.
- Pike's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 55% more.
- Pike has 20 times more vitamin A than prickly pear. While pike has 860IU of vitamin A, prickly pear has only 43IU.
We used Fish, pike, northern, liver (Alaska Native) 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.
Contains more IronIron | +600% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +1616.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +100% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +614.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1066.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +987% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Phosphorus | 412mg | 24mg | 55% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.7mg | 0.06mg | 49% |
Protein | 16.6g | 0.73g | 32% |
Vitamin B3 | 5mg | 0.46mg | 28% |
Iron | 2.1mg | 0.3mg | 23% |
Magnesium | 85mg | 20% | |
Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% | |
Fiber | 3.6g | 14% | |
Fats | 8g | 0.51g | 12% |
Copper | 0.08mg | 9% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.1mg | 0.014mg | 7% |
Calories | 156kcal | 41kcal | 6% |
Potassium | 220mg | 6% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.06mg | 5% | |
Calcium | 28mg | 56mg | 3% |
Carbs | 4.3g | 9.57g | 2% |
Folate | 6µg | 2% | |
Zinc | 0.12mg | 1% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.213g | 1% | |
Selenium | 0.6µg | 1% | |
Net carbs | 4.3g | 5.97g | N/A |
Sodium | 5mg | 0% | |
Vitamin A | 2µg | 0% | |
Saturated fat | 0.067g | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.075g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
16.6 g
Fats:
8 g
Carbs:
4.3 g
Water:
69.8 g
Other:
1.3 g
Protein:
0.73 g
Fats:
0.51 g
Carbs:
9.57 g
Water:
87.55 g
Other:
1.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +2174% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1468.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +122.6% |
Contains more WaterWater | +25.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +26.2% |