Prickly Pears

Fruits 3 variants

Prickly Pears is consistently high in these nutrients across all variants, regardless of preparation or processing.

Magnesium > 89% Manganese > 84% Calcium > 72% Dietary Fiber > 71%

Select a nutrient to see how the 3 variants compare.

Variant	Protein (g)	All foods
raw	0.7	> 9%
broiled (Northern Plains Indians)	0.4	> 5%
raw (Northern Plains Indians)	0.1	> 1%

Variant	Iron (mg)	All foods
raw	0.3	> 14%
raw (Northern Plains Indians)	0.2	> 10%
broiled (Northern Plains Indians)	trace	n/a

Variant	Magnesium (mg)	All foods
raw	85.0	> 91%
raw (Northern Plains Indians)	69.0	> 89%
broiled (Northern Plains Indians)	trace	n/a

Variant	Zinc (mg)	All foods
raw (Northern Plains Indians)	0.1	> 12%
raw	0.1	> 11%
broiled (Northern Plains Indians)	trace	n/a

Variant	Calcium (mg)	All foods
raw (Northern Plains Indians)	180.0	> 91%
raw	56.0	> 72%
broiled (Northern Plains Indians)	trace	n/a

Variant	Potassium (mg)	All foods
raw	220.0	> 45%
raw (Northern Plains Indians)	130.0	> 23%
broiled (Northern Plains Indians)	trace	n/a

Variant	Phosphorus (mg)	All foods
raw	24.0	> 13%
raw (Northern Plains Indians)	11.0	> 6%
broiled (Northern Plains Indians)	trace	n/a

Variant	Dietary Fiber (g)	All foods
raw (Northern Plains Indians)	5.3	> 81%
raw	3.6	> 71%
broiled (Northern Plains Indians)	trace	n/a

Variant	Vitamin C (mg)	All foods
raw	14.0	> 72%
raw (Northern Plains Indians)	11.0	> 68%
broiled (Northern Plains Indians)	6.2	> 58%

Variant	Folate (µg)	All foods
raw	6.0	> 28%
broiled (Northern Plains Indians)	trace	n/a
raw (Northern Plains Indians)	trace	n/a

Variant	Choline (mg)	All foods
raw (Northern Plains Indians)	4.3	> 11%
broiled (Northern Plains Indians)	trace	n/a
raw	trace	n/a