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Prunes vs. Fennel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are prunes and fennel different?

  • Prunes are richer in copper, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, potassium, vitamin B3, and magnesium, while fennel is higher in vitamin C and folate.
  • Prunes cover your daily need for copper, 24% more than fennel.
  • Prunes contain 10 times more sugar than fennel. Prunes contain 38.13g of sugar, while fennel contains 3.93g.
  • Fennel has a higher glycemic index (45) than prunes (29).

Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked and Fennel, bulb, raw types were used 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.
Prunes
8
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%
Fennel
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 15% 37% 27% 22% 5.5% 21% 6.8% 25% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +141.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +76.8%
Contains more IronIron +27.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +325.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +120%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +56.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%

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.
Prunes
5
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%
Fennel
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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 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +410%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +481.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +194.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +81.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +336.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +34.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +575%
Contains more CholineCholine +30.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~62.8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Fennel DV% diff.
Copper 0.281mg 0.066mg 24%
Carbs 63.88g 7.3g 19%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Fiber 7.1g 3.1g 16%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 12mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.047mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.032mg 12%
Calories 240kcal 31kcal 10%
Potassium 732mg 414mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 0.64mg 8%
Folate 4µg 27µg 6%
Magnesium 41mg 17mg 6%
Manganese 0.299mg 0.191mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.232mg 4%
Vitamin K 59.5µg 62.8µg 3%
Iron 0.93mg 0.73mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.01mg 3%
Phosphorus 69mg 50mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 52mg 2%
Protein 2.18g 1.24g 2%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Zinc 0.44mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin A 39µg 48µg 1%
Choline 10.1mg 13.2mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.169g 1%
Calcium 43mg 49mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.58mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 56.78g 4.2g N/A
Sugar 38.13g 3.93g N/A
Saturated fat 0.088g 0.09g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0.068g 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
4
2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 g
Fennel
1
7% 90%
Protein: 1.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 90.21 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +75.8%
Contains more FatsFats +90%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +775.1%
Contains more OtherOther +151.4%
Contains more WaterWater +191.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Fennel
2
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.068 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.169 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +172.6%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.09g

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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. Prunes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168162/nutrients
  2. Fennel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169385/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.