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

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What are the differences between sea cucumber and prickly pear?

  • 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.
  • Sea cucumber has 7 times more vitamin A than prickly pear. While sea cucumber has 310IU of vitamin A, prickly pear has only 43IU.

We used Sea cucumber, yane (Alaska Native) and Prickly pears, raw 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 0% 9% 0% 23% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +86.7%
~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 0% 0% 0% 0% 13% 217% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 47% 0.67% 0% 0% 3.5% 14% 8.6% 0% 14% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
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 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sea cucumber Prickly pear DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.94mg 0.06mg 68%
Protein 13g 0.73g 25%
Magnesium 85mg 20%
Vitamin B3 3.2mg 0.46mg 17%
Vitamin C 14mg 16%
Fiber 3.6g 14%
Copper 0.08mg 9%
Potassium 220mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 5%
Iron 0.6mg 0.3mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.014mg 3%
Carbs 0g 9.57g 3%
Calcium 30mg 56mg 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 3%
Folate 6µg 2%
Calories 56kcal 41kcal 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.51g 0%
Net carbs 0g 5.97g 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
13% 81% 6%
Protein: 13 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.7 g
Other: 5.9 g
10% 88%
Protein: 0.73 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 87.55 g
Other: 1.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1680.8%
Contains more OtherOther +259.8%
Contains more FatsFats +27.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~87.55g

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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. Sea cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167618/nutrients
  2. Prickly pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167750/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.