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Prickly pear vs. Fruit salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between prickly pear and fruit salad

  • Prickly pear has more magnesium, vitamin C, and fiber; however, fruit salad is richer in vitamin A.
  • Prickly pear covers your daily magnesium needs 18% more than fruit salad.
  • Fruit salad has 5 times less calcium than prickly pear. Prickly pear has 56mg of calcium, while fruit salad has 11mg.
  • Fruit salad has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of fruit salad is 54, while the glycemic index of prickly pear is 7.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Prickly pears, raw and Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids.

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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% 3.3% 10% 9.4% 17% 3.8% 6% 0.65% 20% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +962.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +409.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +89.7%
Contains more IronIron +20%
Contains more CopperCopper +60%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +71.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +16.7%
~equal in Sodium ~5mg

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 11% 10% 0% 0% 2.8% 3.2% 6.7% 3.2% 6.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +324.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +122.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1400%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prickly pear Fruit salad DV% diff.
Magnesium 85mg 8mg 18%
Vitamin C 14mg 3.3mg 12%
Fiber 3.6g 1g 10%
Manganese 0.151mg 7%
Calcium 56mg 11mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.014mg 4%
Vitamin A 2µg 30µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.027mg 3%
Potassium 220mg 116mg 3%
Copper 0.08mg 0.05mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 0.011g 1%
Folate 6µg 3µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.053mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.46mg 0.356mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Phosphorus 24mg 14mg 1%
Iron 0.3mg 0.25mg 1%
Carbs 9.57g 13.05g 1%
Fats 0.51g 0.03g 1%
Calories 41kcal 50kcal 0%
Protein 0.73g 0.51g 0%
Net carbs 5.97g 12.05g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.14mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.011mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.067g 0.004g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.005g 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
13% 86%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.03 g
Carbs: 13.05 g
Water: 86.15 g
Other: 0.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +43.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1600%
Contains more OtherOther +530.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.4%
~equal in Water ~86.15g

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
20% 25% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.004 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1836.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94%

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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. Fruit salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174670/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.