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