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Prunes vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between prunes and wakame

  • Prunes have more vitamin K, fiber, potassium, and vitamin B6; however, wakame is richer in folate, manganese, magnesium, iron, and calcium.
  • Wakame covers your daily folate needs 48% more than prunes.
  • Wakame has 103 times less vitamin B6 than prunes. Prunes have 0.205mg of vitamin B6, while wakame has 0.002mg.
  • Prunes contain less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked and Seaweed, wakame, raw.

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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%
Wakame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1364%
Contains more ZincZinc +15.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +161%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +248.8%
Contains more IronIron +134.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +368.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.284mg

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%
Wakame
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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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10150%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1022.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +132.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +65.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +4800%
Contains more CholineCholine +37.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Wakame DV% diff.
Folate 4µg 196µg 48%
Manganese 0.299mg 1.4mg 48%
Vitamin K 59.5µg 5.3µg 45%
Sodium 2mg 872mg 38%
Fiber 7.1g 0.5g 26%
Potassium 732mg 50mg 20%
Carbs 63.88g 9.14g 18%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.002mg 16%
Magnesium 41mg 107mg 16%
Iron 0.93mg 2.18mg 16%
Calcium 43mg 150mg 11%
Calories 240kcal 45kcal 10%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.697mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 1mg 4%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.23mg 3%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Phosphorus 69mg 80mg 2%
Vitamin A 39µg 18µg 2%
Protein 2.18g 3.03g 2%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 1.6mg 2%
Choline 10.1mg 13.9mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.218g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.06mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Zinc 0.44mg 0.38mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.64g 0%
Net carbs 56.78g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 38.13g 0.65g N/A
Copper 0.281mg 0.284mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.088g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g 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
Wakame
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3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +598.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +39%
Contains more FatsFats +68.4%
Contains more WaterWater +158.7%
Contains more OtherOther +172.7%

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
Wakame
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +251.6%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.058g

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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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/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.