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Prickly pear vs. Sea cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between prickly pear and sea cucumber?

  • Sea cucumber is richer than prickly pear in vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin A.
  • Sea cucumber's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 68% more.
  • Prickly pear has 2 times more calcium than sea cucumber. While prickly pear has 56mg of calcium, sea cucumber has only 30mg.

We used Prickly pears, raw and Sea cucumber, yane (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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 9% 0% 23% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +86.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +100%
~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 0% 0% 0% 0% 13% 217% 60% 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 +257.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +595.7%
~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 Sea cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.94mg 68%
Protein 0.73g 13g 25%
Magnesium 85mg 20%
Vitamin B3 0.46mg 3.2mg 17%
Vitamin C 14mg 16%
Fiber 3.6g 14%
Copper 0.08mg 9%
Potassium 220mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 5%
Iron 0.3mg 0.6mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.05mg 3%
Carbs 9.57g 0g 3%
Calcium 56mg 30mg 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 3%
Folate 6µg 2%
Calories 41kcal 56kcal 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 1%
Fats 0.51g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 5.97g 0g 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
13% 81% 6%
Protein: 13 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.7 g
Other: 5.9 g
Contains more FatsFats +27.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1680.8%
Contains more OtherOther +259.8%
~equal in Water ~80.7g

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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. Sea cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167618/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.