Prickly pear, raw leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided
Apple, raw: 100 g · Prickly pear, raw: 100 g.
The verdict
Prickly pear, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apple, raw for less sodium.
Pick Prickly pear, raw for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy57 kcal41 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.28 g0.73 gWIN
- Carbohydrate13.6 g9.57 g
- Fibermore is better2.4 g3.6 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better10.04 g—
- Total fat0.15 g0.51 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.07 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN2 mg5 mg
- Potassiummore is better100 mg220 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better6 mg56 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.13 mg0.3 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better5 mg85 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better—14 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

