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Prickly pear vs. Pike — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between prickly pear and pike?

  • Pike is richer than prickly pear in phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin A, and vitamin B1.
  • Pike's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 55% more.
  • Prickly pear has 2 times more calcium than pike. While prickly pear has 56mg of calcium, pike has only 28mg.

We used Prickly pears, raw and Fish, pike, northern, liver (Alaska Native) 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 8.4% 0% 79% 0% 0% 177% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1616.7%
~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%
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 25% 162% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +614.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +987%
~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 Pike DV% diff.
Phosphorus 24mg 412mg 55%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.7mg 49%
Protein 0.73g 16.6g 32%
Vitamin B3 0.46mg 5mg 28%
Iron 0.3mg 2.1mg 23%
Magnesium 85mg 20%
Vitamin C 14mg 16%
Fiber 3.6g 14%
Fats 0.51g 8g 12%
Copper 0.08mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.1mg 7%
Calories 41kcal 156kcal 6%
Potassium 220mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 5%
Calcium 56mg 28mg 3%
Carbs 9.57g 4.3g 2%
Folate 6µg 2%
Zinc 0.12mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 5.97g 4.3g N/A
Sodium 5mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.067g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 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
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17% 8% 4% 70%
Protein: 16.6 g
Fats: 8 g
Carbs: 4.3 g
Water: 69.8 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +122.6%
Contains more WaterWater +25.4%
Contains more OtherOther +26.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2174%
Contains more FatsFats +1468.6%

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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. Pike - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168021/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.