Roselle vs. Prunes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between roselle and prunes

Roselle has more calcium, vitamin C, and iron; however, prunes are richer in potassium, vitamin B2, vitamin A, and vitamin B3.
Roselle's daily need coverage for calcium is 17% more.
Roselle contains 20 times more vitamin C than prunes. Roselle contains 12mg of vitamin C, while prunes contain 0.6mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Roselle, raw and Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked.

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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.

Roselle

Prunes

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+24.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+400%
Contains more IronIron	+59.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+251.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+86.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-66.7%

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.

Roselle

Prunes

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+1900%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+178.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+363.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+564.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+507.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K		59.5µg	50%
Copper		0.281mg	31%
Fiber		7.1g	28%
Carbs	11.31g	63.88g	18%
Calcium	215mg	43mg	17%
Vitamin B6		0.205mg	16%
Fructose		12.45g	16%
Potassium	208mg	732mg	15%
Vitamin C	12mg	0.6mg	13%
Manganese		0.299mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.028mg	0.186mg	12%
Calories	49kcal	240kcal	10%
Vitamin B3	0.31mg	1.882mg	10%
Vitamin B5		0.422mg	8%
Iron	1.48mg	0.93mg	7%
Phosphorus	37mg	69mg	5%
Zinc		0.44mg	4%
Vitamin A	14µg	39µg	3%
Vitamin E		0.43mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.011mg	0.051mg	3%
Protein	0.96g	2.18g	2%
Magnesium	51mg	41mg	2%
Starch		5.11g	2%
Choline		10.1mg	2%
Selenium		0.3µg	1%
Folate		4µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	0.91g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	510kcal	1101kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	204g	42g	N/A
Fats	0.64g	0.38g	0%
Net carbs	11.31g	56.78g	N/A
Sugar		38.13g	N/A
Sodium	6mg	2mg	0%
Saturated fat		0.088g	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.053g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.062g	0%
Tryptophan		0.025mg	0%
Threonine		0.049mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.041mg	0%
Leucine		0.066mg	0%
Lysine		0.05mg	0%
Methionine		0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.052mg	0%
Valine		0.056mg	0%
Histidine		0.027mg	0%