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Prunes vs. Oregano — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are prunes and oregano different?

  • Oregano is higher than prunes in vitamin K, iron, manganese, calcium, fiber, vitamin E, vitamin B6, folate, magnesium, and copper.
  • Oregano covers your daily need for vitamin K, 468% more than prunes.
  • Prunes have a higher glycemic index (29) than oregano (5).

Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked and Spices, oregano, dried 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 193% 479% 111% 1380% 211% 73% 63% 3.3% 651% 25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +558.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3614%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.1%
Contains more IronIron +3857%
Contains more CopperCopper +125.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +511.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +114.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1568.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1400%

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%
Oregano
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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 7.7% 28% 365% 0% 44% 122% 87% 55% 241% 0% 1554% 178% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +283.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +117.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4146.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +247.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +183.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +146.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +118.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +409.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +944.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +5825%
Contains more CholineCholine +219.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Oregano DV% diff.
Vitamin K 59.5µg 621.7µg 469%
Iron 0.93mg 36.8mg 448%
Manganese 0.299mg 4.99mg 204%
Calcium 43mg 1597mg 155%
Fiber 7.1g 42.5g 142%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 18.26mg 119%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 1.044mg 65%
Folate 4µg 237µg 58%
Magnesium 41mg 270mg 55%
Copper 0.281mg 0.633mg 39%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.528mg 26%
Zinc 0.44mg 2.69mg 20%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 4.64mg 17%
Potassium 732mg 1260mg 16%
Fructose 12.45g 1.13g 14%
Protein 2.18g 9g 14%
Phosphorus 69mg 148mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.177mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.921mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 1.369g 9%
Selenium 0.3µg 4.5µg 8%
Saturated fat 0.088g 1.551g 7%
Fats 0.38g 4.28g 6%
Vitamin A 39µg 85µg 5%
Choline 10.1mg 32.3mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0.716g 2%
Carbs 63.88g 68.92g 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 2.3mg 2%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Calories 240kcal 265kcal 1%
Sodium 2mg 25mg 1%
Net carbs 56.78g 26.42g N/A
Sugar 38.13g 4.09g N/A
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.203mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.322mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.441mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.78mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.5mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.127mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.449mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.585mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.144mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.621g 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
9% 4% 69% 10% 8%
Protein: 9 g
Fats: 4.28 g
Carbs: 68.92 g
Water: 9.93 g
Other: 7.87 g
Contains more WaterWater +211.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +312.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1026.3%
Contains more OtherOther +198.1%
~equal in Carbs ~68.92g

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
43% 20% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.551 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.716 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.369 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1250.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2108.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
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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
22% 46% 28% 4%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.91 g
Glucose: 1.9 g
Fructose: 1.13 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.15 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1240%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1001.8%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +506.7%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Oregano - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171328/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.