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Spread vs. Prunes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between spread and prunes

  • Spread has more vitamin B12 and selenium; however, prunes have more vitamin K, fiber, potassium, copper, and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for prunes is 48% higher.
  • Prunes are lower in cholesterol.
  • Prunes have a higher glycemic index than spread.

Food types used in this article are Sandwich spread, pork, beef 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.
Spread
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Prunes
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 13% 65% 35% 94% 12% 30% 0.26% 39% 1.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +131.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3133.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +412.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +258.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +565.5%
Contains more IronIron +17.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +116.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1050%

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.
Spread
5
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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Prunes
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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 2% 13% 8.6% 0% 13% 43% 35% 25% 47% 0% 149% 3% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +304.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +237.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +516.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3618.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.882mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.422mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Prunes DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1.6µg 59.5µg 48%
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 0µg 47%
Sodium 1013mg 2mg 44%
Fiber 0.2g 7.1g 28%
Saturated fat 5.977g 0.088g 27%
Fats 17.34g 0.38g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 0.053g 19%
Potassium 110mg 732mg 18%
Selenium 9.7µg 0.3µg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 0.062g 17%
Carbs 11.94g 63.88g 17%
Copper 0.13mg 0.281mg 17%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Cholesterol 38mg 0mg 13%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.299mg 12%
Protein 7.66g 2.18g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0.051mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 0.43mg 9%
Choline 62.3mg 10.1mg 9%
Magnesium 8mg 41mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.205mg 7%
Zinc 1.02mg 0.44mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.186mg 4%
Calcium 12mg 43mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Iron 0.79mg 0.93mg 2%
Vitamin A 26µg 39µg 1%
Phosphorus 59mg 69mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 1.882mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Folate 2µg 4µg 1%
Calories 235kcal 240kcal 0%
Net carbs 11.74g 56.78g N/A
Sugar 0g 38.13g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 0.422mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 0.027mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
4
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Prunes
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2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +251.4%
Contains more FatsFats +4463.2%
Contains more WaterWater +95%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +435%
~equal in Other ~2.64g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Prunes
1
43% 26% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.088 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14209.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4037.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/nutrients
  2. Prunes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168162/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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