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Prunes vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between prunes and pumpkin

  • Prunes have more vitamin K, fiber, copper, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, manganese, and magnesium, while pumpkin has more vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Pumpkin covers your daily need for vitamin A, 155% more than prunes.
  • Prunes contain 54 times more vitamin K than pumpkin. While prunes contain 59.5µg of vitamin K, pumpkin contains only 1.1µg.
  • Prunes have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of prunes is 29, while the glycemic index of pumpkin is 52.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked and Pumpkin, 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
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 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +241.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +104.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +115.3%
Contains more IronIron +16.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +121.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +37.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +56.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +139.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
~equal in Selenium ~0.3µg

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%
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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +213.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +41.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +236.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5309.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +23.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +992.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +146.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.05mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Pumpkin DV% diff.
Vitamin K 59.5µg 1.1µg 49%
Vitamin A 39µg 426µg 43%
Fiber 7.1g 0.5g 26%
Carbs 63.88g 6.5g 19%
Copper 0.281mg 0.127mg 17%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Potassium 732mg 340mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.061mg 11%
Calories 240kcal 26kcal 11%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 9mg 9%
Manganese 0.299mg 0.125mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 0.6mg 8%
Magnesium 41mg 12mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.11mg 6%
Phosphorus 69mg 44mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 1.06mg 4%
Folate 4µg 16µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.298mg 2%
Protein 2.18g 1g 2%
Iron 0.93mg 0.8mg 2%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Calcium 43mg 21mg 2%
Zinc 0.44mg 0.32mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 56.78g 6g N/A
Sugar 38.13g 2.76g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.3µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.05mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.088g 0.052g 0%
Choline 10.1mg 8.2mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.016mg 0%

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
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +118%
Contains more FatsFats +280%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +882.8%
Contains more OtherOther +230%
Contains more WaterWater +196.2%

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
74% 19% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.005 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +307.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1140%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.9%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/nutrients

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

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