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Spinach raw vs. Dried fruit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are spinach raw and dried fruit different?

  • Spinach raw is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, and manganese; however, dried fruit is richer in copper, fiber, potassium, vitamin E, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for spinach raw is 400% higher.
  • Spinach raw contains 28 times more vitamin C than dried fruit. While spinach raw contains 28.1mg of vitamin C, dried fruit contains only 1mg.

Spinach, raw and Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 17% 103% 100% 114% 11% 30% 1.3% 31% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +146.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80%
Contains more ZincZinc +35.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +281.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +108.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +163.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +120%
~equal in Iron ~2.66mg

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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
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 3.3% 60% 87% 0% 3.8% 17% 49% 31% 33% 0% 7.8% 7.5% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2710%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +160.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +420%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +155.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +15477.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1840%
Contains more CholineCholine +38.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +113.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +257.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +693.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach raw Dried fruit DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 3.1µg 400%
Folate 194µg 10µg 46%
Vitamin A 469µg 180µg 32%
Vitamin C 28.1mg 1mg 30%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.235mg 29%
Copper 0.13mg 0.343mg 24%
Carbs 3.63g 62.64g 20%
Fiber 2.2g 7.3g 20%
Potassium 558mg 1162mg 18%
Fructose 0.15g 12.47g 15%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 4.33mg 15%
Vitamin B3 0.724mg 2.589mg 12%
Calories 23kcal 241kcal 11%
Magnesium 79mg 32mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.065mg 0.516mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.189mg 0.074mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.015mg 5%
Calcium 99mg 55mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.195mg 0.143mg 4%
Phosphorus 49mg 71mg 3%
Sodium 79mg 10mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 2.2µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 0.074g 1%
Choline 19.3mg 13.9mg 1%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.39mg 1%
Protein 2.86g 3.39g 1%
Iron 2.71mg 2.66mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.51g 0%
Net carbs 1.43g 55.34g N/A
Sugar 0.42g 53.44g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Saturated fat 0.063g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.074g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.016mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.073mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.063mg 0%
Leucine 0.223mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.174mg 0.083mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.129mg 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.161mg 0.078mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.047mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 g
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 3.39 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 62.64 g
Water: 30.89 g
Other: 2.57 g
Contains more WaterWater +195.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.5%
Contains more FatsFats +30.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1625.6%
Contains more OtherOther +49.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.063 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.165 g
10% 45% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.074 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +123%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +640%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 26% 35% 23%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 0.11 g
Fructose: 0.15 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.1 g
15% 61% 23%
Starch: 0.35 g
Sucrose: 7.89 g
Glucose: 33.08 g
Fructose: 12.47 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +11171.4%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +29972.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +8213.3%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g

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. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/nutrients
  2. Dried fruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173941/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.