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Apricot vs. Prunes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between apricots and prunes

  • Apricots have more vitamin C and vitamin A; however, prunes are richer in vitamin K, copper, fiber, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, manganese, and vitamin B3.
  • Prunes' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 47% more.
  • Apricots contain 17 times more vitamin C than prunes. Apricots contain 10mg of vitamin C, while prunes contain 0.6mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Apricots, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
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 less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +310%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +230.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +182.6%
Contains more IronIron +138.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +260.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +120%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +288.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
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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 +1566.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +146.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +107%
Contains more FolateFolate +125%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +70%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +365%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +213.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +75.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +279.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1703%
Contains more CholineCholine +260.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Apricot Prunes DV% diff.
Vitamin K 3.3µg 59.5µg 47%
Copper 0.078mg 0.281mg 23%
Fiber 2g 7.1g 20%
Carbs 11.12g 63.88g 18%
Fructose 0.94g 12.45g 14%
Potassium 259mg 732mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.205mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.186mg 11%
Manganese 0.077mg 0.299mg 10%
Calories 48kcal 240kcal 10%
Vitamin C 10mg 0.6mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 1.882mg 8%
Phosphorus 23mg 69mg 7%
Magnesium 10mg 41mg 7%
Iron 0.39mg 0.93mg 7%
Vitamin A 96µg 39µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.422mg 4%
Calcium 13mg 43mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.89mg 0.43mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.051mg 2%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.44mg 2%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Protein 1.4g 2.18g 2%
Choline 2.8mg 10.1mg 1%
Folate 9µg 4µg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 56.78g N/A
Sugar 9.24g 38.13g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.088g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.17g 0.053g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.077g 0.062g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.027mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 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 WaterWater +179.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +55.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +474.5%
Contains more OtherOther +256.8%
~equal in Fats ~0.38g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 62% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.17 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
Prunes
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +220.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 26% 10%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.87 g
Glucose: 2.37 g
Fructose: 0.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Prunes
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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 +3813.3%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +974.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1224.5%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0.06g
~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. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/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.