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Pineapple vs. Apple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pineapple and apples different?

  • Pineapple has more vitamin C, manganese, copper, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1 than apples.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for pineapple is 48% higher.
  • Pineapple contains 26 times more manganese than apples. While pineapple contains 0.927mg of manganese, apples contain only 0.035mg.
  • Apples have a lower glycemic index (36) than pineapple (66).

Pineapple, raw, all varieties and Apples, raw, with skin 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 8.6% 3.9% 9.6% 11% 37% 3.3% 3.4% 0.13% 121% 0.55%
Apple
Apple
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +140%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +116.7%
Contains more IronIron +141.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +307.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2548.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.5%
~equal in Potassium ~107mg
~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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 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 159% 0% 1% 0.4% 20% 7.4% 9.4% 13% 26% 0% 1.8% 14%
Apple
Apple
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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 15% 0% 1% 3.6% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +939.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +364.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +449.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +249.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +173.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +214.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pineapple Apple DV% diff.
Vitamin C 47.8mg 4.6mg 48%
Manganese 0.927mg 0.035mg 39%
Copper 0.11mg 0.027mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.079mg 0.017mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.112mg 0.041mg 5%
Fructose 2.12g 5.9g 5%
Fiber 1.4g 2.4g 4%
Folate 18µg 3µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.091mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.213mg 0.061mg 3%
Magnesium 12mg 5mg 2%
Iron 0.29mg 0.12mg 2%
Protein 0.54g 0.26g 1%
Calcium 13mg 6mg 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.18mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 2.2µg 1%
Calories 50kcal 52kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 1.1g 0.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 926kcal 2000kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 200g 192g N/A
Fats 0.12g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 11.72g 11.41g N/A
Carbs 13.12g 13.81g 0%
Potassium 109mg 107mg 0%
Sugar 9.85g 10.39g N/A
Starch 0g 0.05g 0%
Phosphorus 8mg 11mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.026mg 0%
Choline 5.5mg 3.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.009g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0.007g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.04g 0.051g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.001mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.006mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0.006mg 0%
Leucine 0.024mg 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0.012mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.021mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.024mg 0.012mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 86%
Protein: 0.54 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 13.12 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 0.22 g
Apple
Apple
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14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +107.7%
Contains more FatsFats +41.7%
~equal in Carbs ~13.81g
~equal in Water ~85.56g
~equal in Other ~0.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 21% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.009 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.04 g
Apple
Apple
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33% 8% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.051 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +85.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
61% 18% 22%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.99 g
Glucose: 1.73 g
Fructose: 2.12 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Apple
Apple
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20% 23% 56%
Starch: 0.05 g
Sucrose: 2.07 g
Glucose: 2.43 g
Fructose: 5.9 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +189.4%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +40.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +178.3%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Pineapple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169124/nutrients
  2. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/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.