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Prunes vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between prunes and fruitcake

  • Prunes are higher in vitamin K, copper, potassium, vitamin A, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and magnesium; however, fruitcake is richer in iron.
  • Prunes' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 48% higher.
  • Prunes have 36 times more vitamin A than fruitcake. While prunes have 781IU of vitamin A, fruitcake has only 22IU.
  • Prunes have a lower glycemic index (29) than fruitcake (53).

The food types used in this comparison are Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 9.9% 14% 78% 17% 7.4% 22% 13% 29% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +156.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +378.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +462%
Contains more ZincZinc +63%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35.9%
Contains more IronIron +122.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +566.7%

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
8
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%
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 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +457.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +137.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +345.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3866.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +13.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +109.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.05mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Fruitcake DV% diff.
Vitamin K 59.5µg 1.5µg 48%
Copper 0.281mg 0.05mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 3.323g 22%
Potassium 732mg 153mg 17%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Fiber 7.1g 3.7g 14%
Iron 0.93mg 2.07mg 14%
Fats 0.38g 9.1g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.046mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 4.2g 10%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 0.791mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.099mg 7%
Magnesium 41mg 16mg 6%
Vitamin A 39µg 7µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.226mg 4%
Folate 4µg 20µg 4%
Calories 240kcal 324kcal 4%
Saturated fat 0.088g 1.048g 4%
Sodium 2mg 101mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.9mg 3%
Manganese 0.299mg 0.22mg 3%
Selenium 0.3µg 2µg 3%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Zinc 0.44mg 0.27mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Phosphorus 69mg 52mg 2%
Protein 2.18g 2.9g 1%
Calcium 43mg 33mg 1%
Carbs 63.88g 61.6g 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 56.78g 57.9g N/A
Sugar 38.13g 27.42g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Choline 10.1mg 8.9mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
3% 9% 62% 25%
Protein: 2.9 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 25.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more WaterWater +22.2%
Contains more OtherOther +140%
Contains more ProteinProtein +33%
Contains more FatsFats +2294.7%
~equal in Carbs ~61.6g

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
12% 49% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.323 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7824.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5259.7%

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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. Fruitcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174939/nutrients

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

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