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Prunes vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are prunes and wafer different?

  • Prunes are richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, potassium, and fiber, while wafer is higher in iron, copper, manganese, and vitamin B1.
  • Prunes cover your daily need for vitamin K, 48% more than wafer.
  • Prunes contain 78 times more vitamin A than wafer. Prunes contain 781IU of vitamin A, while wafer contains 10IU.
  • Prunes are lower in saturated fat.
  • Wafer has a higher glycemic index (61) than prunes (29).

Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked and Cookies, chocolate wafers 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
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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%
Wafer
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 9.3% 19% 150% 154% 30% 57% 76% 91% 31%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +248.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +29.3%
Contains more IronIron +331.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +64.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +147.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +132.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1800%

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%
Wafer
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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 0% 1% 14% 0% 51% 61% 54% 23% 12% 11% 6% 35% 7.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +302%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2379.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +67.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +298%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +51.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1075%
Contains more CholineCholine +41.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.381mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Wafer DV% diff.
Vitamin K 59.5µg 2.4µg 48%
Iron 0.93mg 4.01mg 39%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 4.153g 27%
Sodium 2mg 580mg 25%
Fats 0.38g 14.2g 21%
Copper 0.281mg 0.463mg 20%
Saturated fat 0.088g 4.241g 19%
Manganese 0.299mg 0.696mg 17%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Potassium 732mg 210mg 15%
Fiber 7.1g 3.4g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.203mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 4.865g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.051mg 12%
Folate 4µg 47µg 11%
Calories 240kcal 433kcal 10%
Selenium 0.3µg 5.7µg 10%
Phosphorus 69mg 132mg 9%
Protein 2.18g 6.6g 9%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 2.858mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.266mg 6%
Zinc 0.44mg 1.09mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Vitamin A 39µg 3µg 4%
Magnesium 41mg 53mg 3%
Carbs 63.88g 72.7g 3%
Caffeine 0mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.72mg 2%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.381mg 1%
Calcium 43mg 31mg 1%
Choline 10.1mg 14.3mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 56.78g 69.3g N/A
Sugar 38.13g 37.43g N/A
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A

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
Wafer
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7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more WaterWater +587.1%
Contains more OtherOther +32%
Contains more ProteinProtein +202.8%
Contains more FatsFats +3636.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.8%

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
Wafer
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32% 37% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.241 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.865 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.153 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9079.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6598.4%

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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. Wafer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172714/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.