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Prunes vs. Honeydew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between prunes and honeydew

  • Prunes have more vitamin K, copper, fiber, potassium, vitamin A, vitamin B2, manganese, iron, and vitamin B3; however, honeydew is higher in vitamin C.
  • Prunes cover your daily vitamin K needs 47% more than honeydew.
  • Honeydew contains 16 times less vitamin A than prunes. Prunes contain 781IU of vitamin A, while honeydew contains 50IU.
  • The glycemic index of honeydew is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked and Melons, honeydew, raw.

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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
9
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 7.1% 1.8% 20% 6.4% 8% 2.5% 4.7% 2.3% 3.5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +310%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +616.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +221.1%
Contains more IronIron +447.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1070.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +388.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +527.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1007.4%
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
9
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 60% 1% 0.4% 0% 9.5% 2.8% 7.8% 9.3% 20% 0% 7.3% 14% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2050%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +350.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +172.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +133%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1951.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +32.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2900%
Contains more FolateFolate +375%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Honeydew DV% diff.
Vitamin K 59.5µg 2.9µg 47%
Copper 0.281mg 0.024mg 29%
Fiber 7.1g 0.8g 25%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 18mg 19%
Carbs 63.88g 9.09g 18%
Potassium 732mg 228mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.012mg 13%
Fructose 12.45g 2.96g 12%
Manganese 0.299mg 0.027mg 12%
Calories 240kcal 36kcal 10%
Iron 0.93mg 0.17mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 0.418mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.088mg 9%
Phosphorus 69mg 11mg 8%
Magnesium 41mg 10mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.155mg 5%
Calcium 43mg 6mg 4%
Vitamin A 39µg 3µg 4%
Folate 4µg 19µg 4%
Zinc 0.44mg 0.09mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.02mg 3%
Protein 2.18g 0.54g 3%
Starch 5.11g 0g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.038mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 18mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.14g 0%
Net carbs 56.78g 8.29g N/A
Sugar 38.13g 8.12g N/A
Choline 10.1mg 7.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.088g 0.038g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.059g 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.013mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.018mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.005mg 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
9% 90%
Protein: 0.54 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 9.09 g
Water: 89.82 g
Other: 0.41 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +303.7%
Contains more FatsFats +171.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +602.8%
Contains more OtherOther +543.9%
Contains more WaterWater +190.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
2
43% 26% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.088 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.038 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1666.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.8%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.059g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
31% 33% 36%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 2.48 g
Glucose: 2.68 g
Fructose: 2.96 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +850%
Contains more FructoseFructose +320.6%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1553.3%
~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. Prunes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168162/nutrients
  2. Honeydew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169911/nutrients

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

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