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Dried fruit vs. Fruit preserves — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are dried fruit and fruit preserves different?

  • Dried fruit is higher in potassium, vitamin E, iron, copper, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6; however, fruit preserves are richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for potassium for dried fruit is 32% higher.
  • Dried fruit has a lower glycemic index (31) than fruit preserves (51).

Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked and Jams and preserves are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 6% 6.8% 18% 33% 1.6% 8.1% 4.2% 5.2% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1409.1%
Contains more IronIron +442.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +243%
Contains more ZincZinc +550%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +273.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +487.5%
~equal in Selenium ~2µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 3.3% 0% 60% 87% 3.8% 17% 49% 31% 33% 0% 7.8% 7.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 29% 0% 0% 2.4% 4% 18% 0.68% 1.2% 4.6% 0% 0% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3508.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7091.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2480%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +615%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +780%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.016mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.076mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~11µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Fruit preserves DV% diff.
Potassium 1162mg 77mg 32%
Vitamin E 4.33mg 0.12mg 28%
Iron 2.66mg 0.49mg 27%
Copper 0.343mg 0.1mg 27%
Fiber 7.3g 1.1g 25%
Vitamin A 180µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 0.036mg 16%
Fructose 12.47g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 0.02mg 10%
Vitamin C 1mg 8.8mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.02mg 9%
Manganese 0.235mg 0.04mg 8%
Magnesium 32mg 4mg 7%
Phosphorus 71mg 19mg 7%
Protein 3.39g 0.37g 6%
Calcium 55mg 20mg 4%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.06mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 0µg 3%
Calories 241kcal 278kcal 2%
Carbs 62.64g 68.86g 2%
Fats 0.51g 0.07g 1%
Sodium 10mg 32mg 1%
Choline 13.9mg 10.2mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.4g 0.13g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 711kcal 7514kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 41g 36g N/A
Net carbs 55.34g 67.76g N/A
Sugar 53.44g 48.5g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Selenium 2.2µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.016mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.076mg 0%
Folate 10µg 11µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.01g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 0.038g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.023mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.037mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0.021mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 3.39 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 62.64 g
Water: 30.89 g
Other: 2.57 g
69% 30%
Protein: 0.37 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 68.86 g
Water: 30.47 g
Other: 0.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +816.2%
Contains more FatsFats +628.6%
~equal in Carbs ~68.86g
~equal in Water ~30.47g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 45% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.074 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
21% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.038 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +94.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.2%

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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. Dried fruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173941/nutrients
  2. Fruit preserves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169641/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.