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Prickly pear vs. Feijoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between prickly pear and feijoa

  • Prickly pear has more magnesium, while feijoa has more vitamin C and fiber.
  • Feijoa's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 21% higher.
  • Feijoa contains 9 times less magnesium than prickly pear. Prickly pear contains 85mg of magnesium, while feijoa contains 9mg.
  • Prickly pear has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of prickly pear is 7, while the glycemic index of feijoa is 31.

The food types used in this comparison are Prickly pears, raw and Feijoa, 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.
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%
Feijoa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 5.1% 15% 5.3% 12% 1.6% 8.1% 0.39% 11% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +844.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +229.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.9%
Contains more IronIron +114.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +122.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%

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%
Feijoa
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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 110% 0% 3.2% 0% 1.5% 4.2% 5.5% 14% 15% 0% 8.8% 17% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +55.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +135%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +283.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prickly pear Feijoa DV% diff.
Vitamin C 14mg 32.9mg 21%
Magnesium 85mg 9mg 18%
Fiber 3.6g 6.4g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.233mg 5%
Copper 0.08mg 0.036mg 5%
Fructose 2.95g 4%
Calcium 56mg 17mg 4%
Folate 6µg 23µg 4%
Manganese 0.084mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.018mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Iron 0.3mg 0.14mg 2%
Carbs 9.57g 15.21g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.067mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 0.136g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.46mg 0.295mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.006mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Calories 41kcal 61kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.16mg 1%
Phosphorus 24mg 19mg 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.06mg 1%
Potassium 220mg 172mg 1%
Protein 0.73g 0.71g 0%
Fats 0.51g 0.42g 0%
Net carbs 5.97g 8.81g N/A
Sugar 8.2g N/A
Sodium 5mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.067g 0.104g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.056g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.028mg 0%
Lysine 0.038mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.019mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.107g N/A

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
Feijoa
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15% 83%
Protein: 0.71 g
Fats: 0.42 g
Carbs: 15.21 g
Water: 83.28 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more FatsFats +21.4%
Contains more OtherOther +331.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58.9%
~equal in Protein ~0.71g
~equal in Water ~83.28g

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
Feijoa
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35% 19% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.136 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +56.6%

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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. Feijoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168176/nutrients

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

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