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Prunes vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between prunes and spread

  • Prunes have more vitamin K, fiber, potassium, copper, and vitamin A; however, spread has more vitamin B12 and selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for prunes is 48% higher.
  • Spread has 36 times less fiber than prunes. Prunes have 7.1g of fiber, while spread has 0.2g.
  • Prunes are lower in saturated fat.
  • Prunes have a higher glycemic index than spread.

Food types used in this article are Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked and Sandwich spread, pork, beef.

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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%
Spread
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +412.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +258.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +565.5%
Contains more IronIron +17.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +116.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1050%
Contains more ZincZinc +131.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3133.3%

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
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%
Spread
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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3618.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +304.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +237.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +516.8%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.73mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.43mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Spread DV% diff.
Vitamin K 59.5µg 1.6µg 48%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.12µg 47%
Sodium 2mg 1013mg 44%
Fiber 7.1g 0.2g 28%
Saturated fat 0.088g 5.977g 27%
Fats 0.38g 17.34g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 7.584g 19%
Potassium 732mg 110mg 18%
Selenium 0.3µg 9.7µg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 2.565g 17%
Carbs 63.88g 11.94g 17%
Copper 0.281mg 0.13mg 17%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Cholesterol 0mg 38mg 13%
Manganese 0.299mg 0.026mg 12%
Protein 2.18g 7.66g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.172mg 10%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 1.74mg 9%
Choline 10.1mg 62.3mg 9%
Magnesium 41mg 8mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.12mg 7%
Zinc 0.44mg 1.02mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.134mg 4%
Calcium 43mg 12mg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Iron 0.93mg 0.79mg 2%
Vitamin A 39µg 26µg 1%
Phosphorus 69mg 59mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 1.73mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Folate 4µg 2µg 1%
Calories 240kcal 235kcal 0%
Net carbs 56.78g 11.74g N/A
Sugar 38.13g 0g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.43mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.279mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
1
2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 g
Spread
4
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +435%
Contains more ProteinProtein +251.4%
Contains more FatsFats +4463.2%
Contains more WaterWater +95%
~equal in Other ~2.78g

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
Spread
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14209.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4037.1%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/nutrients

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

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