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Prunes vs. Margarine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are prunes and margarine different?

  • Prunes are richer in copper, fiber, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2, while margarine is higher in vitamin E, vitamin A, and vitamin K.
  • Margarine covers your daily need for saturated fat, 76% more than prunes.
  • Prunes are lower in saturated fat.
  • Prunes have a higher glycemic index (29) than margarine (0).

Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked and Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt 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
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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 2.1% 0.9% 1.6% 2.3% 0% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1266.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3966.7%
Contains more IronIron +1450%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1280%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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
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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 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 0.67% 273% 180% 0% 2.5% 8.5% 0.43% 0% 2.1% 13% 233% 0.75% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +410%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +402.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8082.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2177.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1993%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +56.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +22.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Margarine DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 24.302g 162%
Fats 0.38g 80.71g 124%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 38.877g 97%
Vitamin A 39µg 819µg 87%
Saturated fat 0.088g 15.189g 69%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 9mg 57%
Copper 0.281mg 0mg 31%
Vitamin K 59.5µg 93µg 28%
Fiber 7.1g 0g 28%
Calories 240kcal 717kcal 24%
Carbs 63.88g 0.7g 21%
Potassium 732mg 18mg 21%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.009mg 15%
Manganese 0.299mg 13%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 0.023mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.037mg 11%
Iron 0.93mg 0.06mg 11%
Magnesium 41mg 3mg 9%
Phosphorus 69mg 5mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 8%
Calcium 43mg 3mg 4%
Zinc 0.44mg 0mg 4%
Protein 2.18g 0.16g 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.1µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.01mg 3%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 0µg 1%
Folate 4µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 56.78g 0.7g N/A
Sugar 38.13g 0g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Trans fat 14.89g N/A
Choline 10.1mg 12.4mg 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%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 21.522g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
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2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 g
81% 17% 2%
Protein: 0.16 g
Fats: 80.71 g
Carbs: 0.7 g
Water: 16.52 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1262.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +9025.7%
Contains more WaterWater +87.2%
Contains more OtherOther +38.2%
Contains more FatsFats +21139.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
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43% 26% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.088 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
19% 50% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.189 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 38.877 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.302 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +73252.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +39096.8%

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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. Margarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173585/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.