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Prunes vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are prunes and salsa different?

  • Prunes are higher in fiber, copper, potassium, vitamin B2, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B3; however, salsa is richer in iron.
  • Daily need coverage for fiber for prunes is 23% higher.
  • Prunes contain 6 times more vitamin B2 than salsa. While prunes contain 0.186mg of vitamin B2, salsa contains only 0.03mg.
  • Prunes have less sodium.

Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked and USDA Commodity, salsa are the varieties 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
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%
Salsa
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +156.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +258.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +171.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +192.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +158.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +130%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +140.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%

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
8
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%
Salsa
2
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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +39.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +520%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +74.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +37.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +375%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.05mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Salsa DV% diff.
Vitamin K 59.5µg 50%
Fiber 7.1g 1.4g 23%
Copper 0.281mg 0.096mg 21%
Carbs 63.88g 7g 19%
Sodium 2mg 430mg 19%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Iron 0.93mg 2.24mg 16%
Potassium 732mg 270mg 14%
Manganese 0.299mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.03mg 12%
Calories 240kcal 36kcal 10%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 8%
Phosphorus 69mg 30mg 6%
Magnesium 41mg 16mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 1.08mg 5%
Folate 4µg 19µg 4%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.149mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 3%
Calcium 43mg 12mg 3%
Zinc 0.44mg 0.17mg 2%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Choline 10.1mg 2%
Vitamin A 39µg 28µg 1%
Protein 2.18g 1.5g 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 56.78g 5.6g N/A
Sugar 38.13g N/A
Selenium 0.3µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.05mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.088g 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.107g 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
Prunes
4
2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 g
Salsa
1
7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +45.3%
Contains more FatsFats +90%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +812.6%
Contains more OtherOther +65%
Contains more WaterWater +190.1%

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
Salsa
2
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +231.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +72.6%

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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

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.