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Prickly pear vs. Goji berry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between prickly pear and goji berries?

  • Goji berries are richer than prickly pear in vitamin A, iron, vitamin C, fiber, and calcium.
  • Goji berries' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 536% more.
  • The amount of sodium in prickly pear is lower.

We used Prickly pears, raw and Goji berries, dried 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 0% 57% 0% 255% 0% 0% 0% 39% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +239.3%
Contains more IronIron +2166.7%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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 161% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +245.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prickly pear Goji berry DV% diff.
Iron 0.3mg 6.8mg 81%
Fiber 3.6g 13g 38%
Vitamin C 14mg 48.4mg 38%
Protein 0.73g 14.26g 27%
Carbs 9.57g 77.06g 22%
Magnesium 85mg 20%
Calories 41kcal 349kcal 15%
Sodium 5mg 298mg 13%
Calcium 56mg 190mg 13%
Copper 0.08mg 9%
Potassium 220mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.46mg 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 3%
Folate 6µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 1%
Fats 0.51g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 5.97g 64.06g N/A
Sugar 45.61g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.067g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0%
Threonine 0.358mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.456mg 0%
Lysine 0.233mg 0%
Methionine 0.087mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.271mg 0%
Valine 0.316mg 0%
Histidine 0.157mg 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
14% 77% 8%
Protein: 14.26 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 77.06 g
Water: 7.5 g
Other: 0.79 g
Contains more FatsFats +30.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1067.3%
Contains more OtherOther +107.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1853.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +705.2%

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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. Goji berry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173032/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.