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.
Contains more IronIron | +100% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +86.7% |
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.
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 | 0.94mg | 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
Protein:
13 g
Fats:
0.4 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
80.7 g
Other:
5.9 g
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