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Prunes vs. Garden rhubarb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are prunes and garden rhubarb different?

  • Prunes are richer in copper, vitamin K, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin A, potassium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and iron, while garden rhubarb is higher in vitamin C.
  • Prunes cover your daily need for copper, 29% more than garden rhubarb.
  • Prunes contain 9 times more vitamin B6 than garden rhubarb. Prunes contain 0.205mg of vitamin B6, while garden rhubarb contains 0.024mg.
  • Prunes have a higher glycemic index (29) than garden rhubarb (13).

Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked and Rhubarb, raw 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
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 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +241.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +154.2%
Contains more IronIron +322.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1238.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +340%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +392.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +52.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +266.7%

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
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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +680%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +59.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +155%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +520%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +527.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +396.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +754.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +103.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +65.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +75%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Garden rhubarb DV% diff.
Copper 0.281mg 0.021mg 29%
Vitamin K 59.5µg 29.3µg 25%
Fiber 7.1g 1.8g 21%
Carbs 63.88g 4.54g 20%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.024mg 14%
Potassium 732mg 288mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.03mg 12%
Calories 240kcal 21kcal 11%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 0.3mg 10%
Iron 0.93mg 0.22mg 9%
Phosphorus 69mg 14mg 8%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 8mg 8%
Magnesium 41mg 12mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.085mg 7%
Vitamin A 39µg 5µg 4%
Calcium 43mg 86mg 4%
Manganese 0.299mg 0.196mg 4%
Zinc 0.44mg 0.1mg 3%
Protein 2.18g 0.9g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.02mg 3%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 1.1µg 1%
Choline 10.1mg 6.1mg 1%
Folate 4µg 7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.27mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 56.78g 2.74g N/A
Sugar 38.13g 1.1g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.088g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0.039g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.099g 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +142.2%
Contains more FatsFats +90%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1307%
Contains more OtherOther +252%
Contains more WaterWater +202.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +35.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +59.7%

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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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/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.