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Prunes vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between prunes and flour

  • Prunes have more vitamin K, potassium, and fiber; however, flour is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and manganese.
  • Flour's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 61% more.
  • Prunes contain 198 times more vitamin K than flour. Prunes contain 59.5µg of vitamin K, while flour contains 0.3µg.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of flour is 72, while the glycemic index of prunes is 29.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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
4
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%
Flour
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +86.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +186.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +584.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +95.1%
Contains more IronIron +398.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +59.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +56.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +128.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11200%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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
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 2% 13% 8.6% 0% 13% 43% 35% 25% 47% 0% 149% 3% 5.5%
Flour
4
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% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +616.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +365.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +19733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1439.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +165.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +213.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +4475%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.438mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~10.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.785mg 61%
Selenium 0.3µg 33.9µg 61%
Vitamin K 59.5µg 0.3µg 49%
Iron 0.93mg 4.64mg 46%
Folate 4µg 183µg 45%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 5.904mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.494mg 24%
Fiber 7.1g 2.7g 18%
Potassium 732mg 107mg 18%
Manganese 0.299mg 0.682mg 17%
Protein 2.18g 10.33g 16%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Copper 0.281mg 0.144mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.044mg 12%
Calories 240kcal 364kcal 6%
Phosphorus 69mg 108mg 6%
Magnesium 41mg 22mg 5%
Vitamin A 39µg 0µg 4%
Carbs 63.88g 76.31g 4%
Calcium 43mg 15mg 3%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.06mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.413g 2%
Zinc 0.44mg 0.7mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.98g 1%
Net carbs 56.78g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 38.13g 0.27g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.438mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.088g 0.155g 0%
Choline 10.1mg 10.4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.23mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
2
2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 g
Flour
3
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +159.4%
Contains more OtherOther +473.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +373.9%
Contains more FatsFats +157.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.5%

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
Flour
2
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +64.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +566.1%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients

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

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