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.
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% |
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Protein:
0.73 g
Fats:
0.51 g
Carbs:
9.57 g
Water:
87.55 g
Other:
1.64 g
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% |