Prickly pear, raw leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
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
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.49 g1.78 gWIN
- Carbohydrate23.86 g23.34 g
- Fibermore is better4.21 g8.78 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better17.61 g—
- Total fat0.26 g1.24 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.16 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN3.51 mg12.2 mg
- Potassiummore is better175.44 mg536.59 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better10.53 mg136.59 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.23 mg0.73 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better8.77 mg207.32 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better—34.15 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.

