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Prickly pear vs. Apple juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between prickly pear and apple juice

  • Apple juice has less magnesium, vitamin C, fiber, and copper than prickly pear.
  • Prickly pear covers your daily need for magnesium, 19% more than apple juice.
  • Prickly pear has 18 times more fiber than apple juice. While prickly pear has 3.6g of fiber, apple juice has only 0.2g.
  • The glycemic index of apple juice is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Prickly pears, raw and Apple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 17% 19% 11% 27% 3.3% 10% 0.65% 0% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 2.4% 8.9% 4.5% 4% 0.55% 3% 0.52% 9.7% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +117.8%
Contains more IronIron +150%
Contains more CopperCopper +566.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +242.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20%

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.
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 47% 0.67% 0% 0% 3.5% 14% 8.6% 0% 14% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
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 3% 0% 0.2% 0% 5.3% 3.9% 1.4% 2.9% 4.2% 0% 0% 0% 0.98%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1455.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +252.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +530.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prickly pear Apple juice DV% diff.
Magnesium 85mg 5mg 19%
Vitamin C 14mg 0.9mg 15%
Fiber 3.6g 0.2g 14%
Copper 0.08mg 0.012mg 8%
Fructose 5.73g 7%
Calcium 56mg 8mg 5%
Potassium 220mg 101mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.017mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.018mg 3%
Manganese 0.074mg 3%
Iron 0.3mg 0.12mg 2%
Folate 6µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.46mg 0.073mg 2%
Phosphorus 24mg 7mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.021mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.1µg 1%
Carbs 9.57g 11.3g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 1%
Protein 0.73g 0.1g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 0.039g 1%
Fats 0.51g 0.13g 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.02mg 1%
Calories 41kcal 46kcal 0%
Net carbs 5.97g 11.1g N/A
Sugar 9.62g N/A
Sodium 5mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Choline 1.8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.067g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.006g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 0.73 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 87.55 g
Other: 1.64 g
11% 88%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 11.3 g
Water: 88.24 g
Other: 0.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +630%
Contains more FatsFats +292.3%
Contains more OtherOther +613%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.1%
~equal in Water ~88.24g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.067 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
33% 9% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +446.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.2%

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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. Prickly pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167750/nutrients
  2. Apple juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173933/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.