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Prickly pear vs. Strawberry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between prickly pear and strawberries

  • Prickly pear has more magnesium and fiber; however, strawberries are higher in vitamin C.
  • Strawberries cover your daily need for vitamin C, 50% more than prickly pear.
  • Prickly pear has 7 times more magnesium than strawberries. While prickly pear has 85mg of magnesium, strawberries have only 13mg.
  • The glycemic index of strawberries is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Prickly pears, raw and Strawberries, 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 9.3% 4.8% 14% 15% 16% 3.8% 10% 0.13% 50% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +553.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more IronIron +36.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
~equal in Phosphorus ~24mg

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 196% 0.33% 5.8% 0% 6% 5.1% 7.2% 7.5% 11% 0% 5.5% 18% 3.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +320%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +71.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prickly pear Strawberry DV% diff.
Vitamin C 14mg 58.8mg 50%
Magnesium 85mg 13mg 17%
Manganese 0.386mg 17%
Fiber 3.6g 2g 6%
Folate 6µg 24µg 5%
Calcium 56mg 16mg 4%
Copper 0.08mg 0.048mg 4%
Fructose 2.44g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.125mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.022mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Potassium 220mg 153mg 2%
Choline 5.7mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.047mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.024mg 1%
Carbs 9.57g 7.68g 1%
Iron 0.3mg 0.41mg 1%
Calories 41kcal 32kcal 0%
Protein 0.73g 0.67g 0%
Fats 0.51g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 5.97g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 4.89g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.14mg 0%
Starch 0.04g 0%
Phosphorus 24mg 24mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.46mg 0.386mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.067g 0.015g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.043g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 0.155g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.02mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.019mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.67 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 7.68 g
Water: 90.95 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +70%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.6%
Contains more OtherOther +310%
~equal in Protein ~0.67g
~equal in Water ~90.95g

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
7% 20% 73%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.015 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.043 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.155 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +74.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.6%

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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. Strawberry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167762/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.