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Prickly pear vs. Mandarin orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between prickly pear and mandarin oranges

  • Prickly pear is higher in magnesium and fiber, yet mandarin oranges are higher in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Prickly pear covers your daily magnesium needs 17% more than mandarin oranges.
  • Prickly pear contains 2 times more fiber than mandarin oranges. While prickly pear contains 3.6g of fiber, mandarin oranges contain only 1.8g.
  • The glycemic index of prickly pear is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Prickly pears, raw and Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), 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 8.6% 11% 15% 5.6% 14% 1.9% 8.6% 0.26% 5.1% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +608.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +51.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.5%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +90.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +71.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%

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 89% 11% 4% 0% 15% 8.3% 7.1% 13% 18% 0% 0% 12% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +90.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +314.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prickly pear Mandarin orange DV% diff.
Magnesium 85mg 12mg 17%
Vitamin C 14mg 26.7mg 14%
Fiber 3.6g 1.8g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.058mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.216mg 4%
Vitamin A 2µg 34µg 4%
Copper 0.08mg 0.042mg 4%
Folate 6µg 16µg 3%
Fructose 2.4g 3%
Iron 0.3mg 0.15mg 2%
Manganese 0.039mg 2%
Potassium 220mg 166mg 2%
Calcium 56mg 37mg 2%
Choline 10.2mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.036mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 0.065g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.46mg 0.376mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.078mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.2mg 1%
Phosphorus 24mg 20mg 1%
Calories 41kcal 53kcal 1%
Carbs 9.57g 13.34g 1%
Protein 0.73g 0.81g 0%
Fats 0.51g 0.31g 0%
Net carbs 5.97g 11.54g N/A
Sugar 10.58g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.07mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.067g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.016mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.028mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.018mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 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% 85%
Protein: 0.81 g
Fats: 0.31 g
Carbs: 13.34 g
Water: 85.17 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more FatsFats +64.5%
Contains more OtherOther +343.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +11%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39.4%
~equal in Water ~85.17g

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
24% 37% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.06 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.065 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +227.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.8%

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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. Mandarin orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169105/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.