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Tomato paste vs. Prunes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tomato paste and prunes?

  • Tomato paste is higher in vitamin E, iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, copper, selenium, potassium, and vitamin B3, yet prunes are higher in vitamin K and fiber.
  • Prunes' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 40% more.
  • Tomato paste has 37 times more vitamin C than prunes. While tomato paste has 21.9mg of vitamin C, prunes have only 0.6mg.
  • The glycemic index of prunes is lower.

We used Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added and Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked 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 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
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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 PotassiumPotassium +38.5%
Contains more IronIron +220.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +29.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +43.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1666.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +19.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~41mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.299mg

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 73% 25% 86% 0% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9% 21%
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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 CVitamin C +3550%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +94.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +281.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +197.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +421.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.205mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato paste Prunes DV% diff.
Vitamin K 11.4µg 59.5µg 40%
Iron 2.98mg 0.93mg 26%
Vitamin E 4.3mg 0.43mg 26%
Vitamin C 21.9mg 0.6mg 24%
Carbs 18.91g 63.88g 15%
Fiber 4.1g 7.1g 12%
Selenium 5.3µg 0.3µg 9%
Copper 0.365mg 0.281mg 9%
Calories 82kcal 240kcal 8%
Fructose 5.85g 12.45g 8%
Potassium 1014mg 732mg 8%
Vitamin B3 3.076mg 1.882mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.142mg 0.422mg 6%
Choline 38.5mg 10.1mg 5%
Vitamin A 76µg 39µg 4%
Protein 4.32g 2.18g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.153mg 0.186mg 3%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.44mg 2%
Starch 0.22g 5.11g 2%
Phosphorus 83mg 69mg 2%
Sodium 59mg 2mg 2%
Folate 12µg 4µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.051mg 1%
Calcium 36mg 43mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.16g 0.062g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.216mg 0.205mg 1%
Fats 0.47g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 14.81g 56.78g N/A
Magnesium 42mg 41mg 0%
Sugar 12.18g 38.13g N/A
Manganese 0.302mg 0.299mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.1g 0.088g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.067g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.089mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.124mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.088mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.027mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 g
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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 +98.2%
Contains more FatsFats +23.7%
Contains more WaterWater +137.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +237.8%
~equal in Other ~2.64g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 20% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 g
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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 +26.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +158.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 2% 46% 47% 2%
Starch: 0.22 g
Sucrose: 0.3 g
Glucose: 5.75 g
Fructose: 5.85 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.28 g
Galactose: 0 g
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12% 59% 29%
Starch: 5.11 g
Sucrose: 0.15 g
Glucose: 25.46 g
Fructose: 12.45 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +100%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +366.7%
Contains more StarchStarch +2222.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +342.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +112.8%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.