Fruit facts: Plum nutrition facts

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Plum belongs to the genus Prunus and this genus comprises many fruit bearing trees like apricot, cherries and peaches.

It has fair amount of carbohydrates , but poor in proteins and fats. Plum is low in calories.

The fruit is free from cholesterol and sodium. This makes it an ideal fruit for persons with heart ailments.

It has substantial amounts of vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, iron, magnesium and potassium.

It contains fair amount of fibres when comsumed with skin and corrects constipation.

Nutrient values and weights are calculated for edible portion. Plum contains refuse in the form of pits contributing 6% of the weight.

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Fruit facts: Plum nutrition

Nutrients	Units	Value per 100g	One cup sliced 165g	One medium size 65g
Water	g	87.23	143.93	57.57
Energy	kcal	46	76	30
Protein	g	0.70	1.15	0.46
Carbohydrate	g	11.42	18.84	7.54
Lipids	g	0.28	0.46	0.18
Ash	g	0.37	0.61	0.24
Dietary fibre	g	1.4	2.3	0.9

Fruit facts: Plum carbohydrate nutrition

Carbohydrates	Units	Value per 100g	One cup sliced 165g	One medium size 65g
Sugars	g	9.92	16.37	6.55
Sucrose	g	1.57	2.59	1.04
Fructose	g	3.07	5.07	2.03
Glucose	g	5.07	8.37	3.35
Galactose	g	0.14	0.23	0.09
Maltose	g	0.08	0.13	0.05

Fruit facts: Plum mineral nutrition

Minerals nutrition	Units	Value per 100g	One cup sliced 165g	One medium size 65g
Calcium	mg	6	10	4
Fluoride	mcg	2.0	3.3	1.3
Iron	mg	0.17	0.28	0.11
Manganese	mg	0.05	0.09	0.03
Magnesium	mg	7	12	5
Copper	mg	0.06	0.09	0.04
Phosphorus	mg	16	26	11
Zinc	mg	0.10	0.17	0.07
Potassium	mg	157	259	104

Fruit facts: Plum vitamin nutrition

Vitamins nutrition	Units	Value per 100g	One cup sliced 165g	One medium size 65g
Vitamin C	mg	9.5	15.7	6.3
Thiamin	mg	0.03	0.05	0.02
Riboflavin	mg	0.03	0.04	0.02
Niacin	mg	0.42	0.69	0.28
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.14	0.22	0.09
Vitamin B6	mg	0.03	0.05	0.02
Folate	mcg	5	8	3
Choline	mg	1.9	3.1	1.3
Vitamin A, RAE	mcg	17	28	11
Vitamin A, IU	IU	345	569	228
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	0.26	0.43	0.17
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	mcg	6.4	10.6	4.2

Fruit facts: Lipids nutrition

Lipids	Units	Value per 100g	One cup sliced 165g	One medium size 65g
Saturated fatty acids	g	0.02	0.03	0.01
Monounsaturated fatty acids	g	0.13	0.22	0.09
Polyunsaturated fatty acids	g	0.04	0.07	0.03
Phytosterols	mg	7	12	5

Fruit facts: Plum amino acids nutrition

Amino acids	Units	Valu per 100g	One cup sliced 165g	One medium size 65g
Tryptophan	g	0.01	0.02	0.01
Serine	g	0.02	0.04	0.02
Threonine	g	0.01	0.02	0.01
Proline	g	0.03	0.05	0.02
Isoleucine	g	0.01	0.02	0.01
Glycine	g	0.01	0.02	0.01
Leucine	g	0.02	0.03	0.01
Glutamic acid	g	0.04	0.06	0.02
Lysine	g	0.02	0.03	0.01
Aspartic acid	g	0.35	0.58	0.23
Methionine	g	0.01	0.01	0.01
Alanine	g	0.03	0.05	0.02
Histidine	g	0.01	0.02	0.01
Phenylalanine	g	0.01	0.02	0.01
Arginine	g	0.01	0.02	0.01
Valine	g	0.02	0.03	0.01
Tyrosine	g	0.01	0.01	0.01

Source: USDA National Nutrient Database