Prickly pear, raw leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Prickly pear, raw comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apples, canned for less sodium.
Pick Prickly pear, raw for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on saturated fat.
Head-to-head
- Energy67 kcal41 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.18 g0.73 gWIN
- Carbohydrate16.84 g9.57 g
- Fibermore is better2 g3.6 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better14.84 g—
- Total fat0.43 g0.51 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.07 g0.07 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN3 mg5 mg
- Potassiummore is better70 mg220 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better4 mg56 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.24 mg0.3 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better3 mg85 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.2 mg14 mgWIN
- 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.

