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Pineapple vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pineapple and whey

  • Pineapple has more vitamin C, manganese, copper, vitamin B6, and fiber; however, whey is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
  • Pineapple covers your daily vitamin C needs 53% more than whey.
  • Pineapple has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pineapple is 66, while the glycemic index of whey is 43.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pineapple, raw, all varieties and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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 8.6% 3.9% 9.6% 11% 37% 3.3% 3.4% 0.13% 121% 0.55%
Whey
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more IronIron +383.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2650%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +92600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +261.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +475%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1800%
~equal in Zinc ~0.13mg

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 159% 1% 0.4% 0% 20% 7.4% 9.4% 13% 26% 0% 1.8% 14% 3%
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +47700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +119.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +575.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +261.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +393.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +79.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +190.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pineapple Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin C 47.8mg 0.1mg 53%
Manganese 0.927mg 0.001mg 40%
Copper 0.11mg 0.004mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.28µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.158mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.112mg 0.031mg 6%
Fiber 1.4g 0g 6%
Phosphorus 8mg 46mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.079mg 0.036mg 4%
Folate 18µg 1µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.213mg 0.383mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.074mg 3%
Selenium 0.1µg 1.9µg 3%
Fructose 2.12g 3%
Calcium 13mg 47mg 3%
Iron 0.29mg 0.06mg 3%
Carbs 13.12g 5.14g 3%
Sodium 1mg 54mg 2%
Choline 5.5mg 16mg 2%
Potassium 109mg 161mg 2%
Calories 50kcal 27kcal 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.009g 0.23g 1%
Protein 0.54g 0.85g 1%
Magnesium 12mg 8mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Fats 0.12g 0.36g 0%
Net carbs 11.72g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 9.85g 5.14g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.13mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0.1g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.04g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.024mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.021mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.024mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.016mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 86%
Protein: 0.54 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 13.12 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 0.22 g
Whey
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +155.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +57.4%
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more OtherOther +140.9%
~equal in Water ~93.12g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 21% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.009 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.04 g
Whey
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +263.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +669.2%

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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. Pineapple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169124/nutrients
  2. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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