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Prunes vs. Vegetable oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between prunes and vegetable oil?

  • Prunes are richer in vitamin K, copper, fiber, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin B2, and manganese, yet vegetable oil is richer in vitamin E.
  • Vegetable oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 96% higher.
  • Prunes contain less saturated fat.
  • Vegetable oil has a lower glycemic index than prunes.

We used Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked and Oil, corn, peanut, and olive types in this comparison.

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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
9
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 0% 0% 0% 4.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +615.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +2100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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
10
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 0% 0% 296% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 53% 0% 0.11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +183.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +4950%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3337.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Vegetable oil DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 33.033g 220%
Fats 0.38g 100g 153%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 48.033g 120%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 14.78mg 96%
Saturated fat 0.088g 14.367g 65%
Calories 240kcal 884kcal 32%
Vitamin K 59.5µg 21µg 32%
Copper 0.281mg 0mg 31%
Fiber 7.1g 0g 28%
Potassium 732mg 0mg 22%
Carbs 63.88g 0g 21%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0mg 16%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0mg 14%
Manganese 0.299mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 0mg 12%
Phosphorus 69mg 0mg 10%
Magnesium 41mg 0mg 10%
Iron 0.93mg 0.13mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0mg 8%
Zinc 0.44mg 0.02mg 4%
Calcium 43mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0mg 4%
Protein 2.18g 0g 4%
Vitamin A 39µg 0µg 4%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Choline 10.1mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0µg 1%
Folate 4µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 56.78g 0g N/A
Sugar 38.13g 0g N/A
Sodium 2mg 0mg 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
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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +26215.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
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
15% 50% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.367 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 48.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 33.033 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +90528.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +53179%

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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. Vegetable oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167737/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.