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Prickly pear vs. Asian pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between prickly pear and Asian pears?

  • Prickly pear is richer than Asian pears in magnesium, vitamin C, and calcium.
  • Prickly pear's daily need coverage for magnesium is 18% more.
  • Prickly pear has 14 times more calcium than Asian pears. While prickly pear has 56mg of calcium, Asian pears have only 4mg.
  • The glycemic index of prickly pear is lower.

We used Prickly pears, raw and Pears, asian, raw types 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.
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 5.7% 1.2% 11% 0% 17% 0.55% 4.7% 0% 7.8% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +962.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +81.8%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +60%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +118.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
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.
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 13% 0% 2.4% 0% 2.3% 2.3% 4.1% 4.2% 5.1% 0% 11% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +268.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +110%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +172.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prickly pear Asian pear DV% diff.
Magnesium 85mg 8mg 18%
Vitamin C 14mg 3.8mg 11%
Calcium 56mg 4mg 5%
Vitamin K 4.5µg 4%
Iron 0.3mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.01mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.022mg 3%
Potassium 220mg 121mg 3%
Copper 0.08mg 0.05mg 3%
Manganese 0.06mg 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 11mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.46mg 0.219mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Folate 6µg 8µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.07mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.1µg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 0.055g 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.02mg 1%
Calories 41kcal 42kcal 0%
Protein 0.73g 0.5g 0%
Fats 0.51g 0.23g 0%
Carbs 9.57g 10.65g 0%
Net carbs 5.97g 7.05g N/A
Sugar 7.05g N/A
Fiber 3.6g 3.6g 0%
Sodium 5mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.009mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.067g 0.012g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.049g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.017mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 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: 0.5 g
Fats: 0.23 g
Carbs: 10.65 g
Water: 88.25 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +46%
Contains more FatsFats +121.7%
Contains more OtherOther +343.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.3%
~equal in Water ~88.25g

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
10% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.012 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +53.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +287.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.1%

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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. Prickly pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167750/nutrients
  2. Asian pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168177/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.