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Prunes vs. Pumpkin seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between prunes and pumpkin seeds

  • Prunes have more vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3; however, pumpkin seeds have more zinc, magnesium, copper, fiber, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for zinc for pumpkin seeds is 90% higher.
  • Pumpkin seeds have 13 times less vitamin A than prunes. Prunes have 781IU of vitamin A, while pumpkin seeds have 62IU.
  • Prunes are lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked and Seeds, pumpkin, and squash seeds, whole, roasted, without salt.

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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 187% 17% 81% 124% 230% 281% 39% 2.3% 65% 0%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +539%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.5%
Contains more IronIron +255.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +145.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +2240.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +65.9%

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 1% 1% 0% 0% 8.5% 12% 5.4% 3.4% 8.5% 0% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +257.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +558%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +653.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +454.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +125%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Pumpkin seeds DV% diff.
Zinc 0.44mg 10.3mg 90%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 8.844g 59%
Magnesium 41mg 262mg 53%
Vitamin K 59.5µg 50%
Fiber 7.1g 18.4g 45%
Copper 0.281mg 0.69mg 45%
Protein 2.18g 18.55g 33%
Iron 0.93mg 3.31mg 30%
Fats 0.38g 19.4g 29%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Saturated fat 0.088g 3.67g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 6.032g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.037mg 13%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 0.286mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.052mg 10%
Calories 240kcal 446kcal 10%
Manganese 0.299mg 0.496mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.056mg 7%
Potassium 732mg 919mg 6%
Vitamin A 39µg 3µg 4%
Carbs 63.88g 53.75g 3%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 3%
Phosphorus 69mg 92mg 3%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Choline 10.1mg 2%
Folate 4µg 9µg 1%
Sodium 2mg 18mg 1%
Calcium 43mg 55mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.034mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 56.78g 35.35g N/A
Sugar 38.13g N/A
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.326mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.683mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.956mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 1.572mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.417mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.924mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 1.491mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.515mg 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
19% 19% 54% 5% 4%
Protein: 18.55 g
Fats: 19.4 g
Carbs: 53.75 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 3.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.8%
Contains more WaterWater +587.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +750.9%
Contains more FatsFats +5005.3%
Contains more OtherOther +43.9%

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
20% 33% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.67 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.844 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11281.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14164.5%

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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. Pumpkin seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170188/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.