First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
| Dried apricots | Oranges |
| Nutrient | dried apricots | oranges |
| Protein | 3g | 4g |
| Carbohydrate | 52g | 51g |
| Fiber | 6g | 9g |
| Fat | 0g | 1g |
| Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 1g |
| Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 0g |
| Saturated Fat | 0g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
| Nutrient | dried apricots | oranges |
| Choline | 3% | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 24% | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 1% | 322% |
| Vitamin E | 30% | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 3% | 0% |
Dried apricots have significantly more Vitamins A, E than oranges. Oranges have significantly more Vitamins C than dried apricots. Dried apricots are a good source of Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Potassium, Iron. Oranges are a good source of Thiamin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Calcium. Oranges are an excellent source of Vitamin C.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
| Nutrient | dried apricots | oranges |
| Vitamin B1 | 1% | 28% |
| Vitamin B2 | 6% | 19% |
| Vitamin B3 | 18% | 15% |
| Vitamin B5 | 9% | 21% |
| Vitamin B6 | 11% | 29% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
| Nutrient | dried apricots | oranges |
| Sodium | 1% | 0% |
| Potasium | 28% | 19% |
| Calcium | 9% | 35% |
| Magnesium | 8% | 13% |
| Phosphorus | 10% | 16% |
| Iron | 37% | 9% |
| Manganese | 8% | 5% |
| Selenium | 4% | 0% |
| Copper | 28% | 16% |
| Zinc | 3% | 3% |
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