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Prunes vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are prunes and pastry different?

  • Prunes are richer in vitamin K, fiber, potassium, copper, and vitamin A, while pastry is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, and folate.
  • Pastry covers your daily need for saturated fat, 48% more than prunes.
  • Prunes contain 781 times more vitamin A than pastry. Prunes contain 781IU of vitamin A, while pastry contains 1IU.
  • Prunes are lower in saturated fat.
  • Pastry has a higher glycemic index (59) than prunes (29).

Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake 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
6
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%
Pastry
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 5.4% 96% 38% 14% 26% 32% 64% 132%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +156.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1100%
Contains more CopperCopper +146.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more IronIron +175.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +20.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +63.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7966.7%

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
6
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%
Pastry
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% 0% 11% 0% 100% 65% 78% 0% 4.8% 0% 40% 59% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +876.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +269.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +57.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +680.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +121.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1850%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Pastry DV% diff.
Fats 0.38g 38.1g 58%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 21.597g 54%
Saturated fat 0.088g 9.643g 43%
Selenium 0.3µg 24.2µg 43%
Vitamin K 59.5µg 16.1µg 36%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 4.894g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.398mg 29%
Fiber 7.1g 1.5g 22%
Potassium 732mg 61mg 20%
Iron 0.93mg 2.56mg 20%
Copper 0.281mg 0.114mg 19%
Folate 4µg 78µg 19%
Calories 240kcal 551kcal 16%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.021mg 14%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 4.168mg 14%
Sodium 2mg 249mg 11%
Protein 2.18g 7.3g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0mg 8%
Manganese 0.299mg 0.488mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.283mg 7%
Carbs 63.88g 45.1g 6%
Magnesium 41mg 16mg 6%
Vitamin A 39µg 0µg 4%
Calcium 43mg 10mg 3%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Zinc 0.44mg 0.53mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.54mg 1%
Choline 10.1mg 6.4mg 1%
Phosphorus 69mg 60mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 56.78g 43.6g N/A
Sugar 38.13g 0.74g N/A
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.196mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.272mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.508mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.362mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.308mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.156mg 0%

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
Pastry
2
7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +41.6%
Contains more WaterWater +263.8%
Contains more OtherOther +164%
Contains more ProteinProtein +234.9%
Contains more FatsFats +9926.3%

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
Pastry
2
27% 60% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.643 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.894 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +40649.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7793.5%

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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. Pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172790/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.