Quince vs. Fruit salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are quince and fruit salad different?

Quince is higher in vitamin C, copper, and iron; however, fruit salad is richer in vitamin A.
Daily need coverage for vitamin C for quince is 13% higher.
Quince contains 3 times more iron than fruit salad. While quince contains 0.7mg of iron, fruit salad contains only 0.25mg.
Quince has a lower glycemic index (35) than fruit salad (54).

Quinces, raw and Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids are the varieties used 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.

Quince

Fruit salad

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+69.8%
Contains more IronIron	+180%
Contains more CopperCopper	+160%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more ZincZinc

+250%

~equal in Magnesium ~8mg

~equal in Calcium ~11mg

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.

Quince

Fruit salad

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+52.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+48.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+78%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~3µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	15mg	3.3mg	13%
Copper	0.13mg	0.05mg	9%
Manganese		0.151mg	7%
Iron	0.7mg	0.25mg	6%
Fiber	1.9g	1g	4%
Vitamin A	2µg	30µg	3%
Potassium	197mg	116mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.03mg	0.014mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.011mg	1%
Selenium	0.6µg		1%
Vitamin B6	0.04mg	0.027mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.2mg	0.356mg	1%
Zinc	0.04mg	0.14mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.081mg	0.053mg	1%
Carbs	15.3g	13.05g	1%
Calories	57kcal	50kcal	0%
Protein	0.4g	0.51g	0%
Fats	0.1g	0.03g	0%
Net carbs	13.4g	12.05g	N/A
Magnesium	8mg	8mg	0%
Calcium	11mg	11mg	0%
Phosphorus	17mg	14mg	0%
Sodium	4mg	5mg	0%
Folate	3µg	3µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.01g	0.004g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.036g	0.005g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.05g	0.011g	0%