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Prickly pear vs. Honeydew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between prickly pear and honeydew

  • Honeydew contains less magnesium, fiber, and copper than prickly pear.
  • Prickly pear's daily need coverage for magnesium is 18% higher.
  • Honeydew contains 9 times less calcium than prickly pear. Prickly pear contains 56mg of calcium, while honeydew contains 6mg.
  • Prickly pear has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of prickly pear is 7, while the glycemic index of honeydew is 62.

The food types used in this comparison are Prickly pears, raw and Melons, honeydew, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 1.8% 20% 6.4% 8% 2.5% 4.7% 2.3% 3.5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +750%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +833.3%
Contains more IronIron +76.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +233.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +118.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Potassium ~228mg

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 60% 1% 0.4% 0% 9.5% 2.8% 7.8% 9.3% 20% 0% 7.3% 14% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.418mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prickly pear Honeydew DV% diff.
Magnesium 85mg 10mg 18%
Fiber 3.6g 0.8g 11%
Copper 0.08mg 0.024mg 6%
Calcium 56mg 6mg 5%
Fructose 2.96g 4%
Vitamin C 14mg 18mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.012mg 4%
Folate 6µg 19µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.088mg 2%
Phosphorus 24mg 11mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.038mg 2%
Iron 0.3mg 0.17mg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Sodium 5mg 18mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 0.059g 1%
Fats 0.51g 0.14g 1%
Manganese 0.027mg 1%
Calories 41kcal 36kcal 0%
Protein 0.73g 0.54g 0%
Net carbs 5.97g 8.29g N/A
Carbs 9.57g 9.09g 0%
Potassium 220mg 228mg 0%
Sugar 8.12g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.46mg 0.418mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.067g 0.038g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.003g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.013mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.018mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 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
9% 90%
Protein: 0.54 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 9.09 g
Water: 89.82 g
Other: 0.41 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +35.2%
Contains more FatsFats +264.3%
Contains more OtherOther +300%
~equal in Carbs ~9.09g
~equal in Water ~89.82g

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
38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.038 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +261%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.3%

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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. Honeydew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169911/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.