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Acerola juice vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between acerola juice and lemons

  • Acerola juice has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and copper; however, lemons are richer in fiber and vitamin B6.
  • Acerola juice's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 1719% more.
  • Acerola juice contains 23 times more vitamin A than lemons. Acerola juice contains 509IU of vitamin A, while lemons contain 22IU.
  • Lemons contain less sugar.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Acerola juice, raw and Lemons, raw, without peel.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3% 8.6% 19% 29% 2.7% 3.9% 0.39% 0% 0.55%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CopperCopper +132.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +160%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +42.3%
Contains more IronIron +20%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +77.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 5333% 8.3% 3.6% 0% 5% 14% 7.5% 12% 0.92% 0% 3.5% 11% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2918.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.19mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Acerola juice Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1600mg 53mg 1719%
Fiber 0.3g 2.8g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.004mg 0.08mg 6%
Copper 0.086mg 0.037mg 5%
Vitamin A 25µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.04mg 2%
Calcium 10mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.1mg 2%
Carbs 4.8g 9.32g 2%
Phosphorus 9mg 16mg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 8mg 1%
Potassium 97mg 138mg 1%
Iron 0.5mg 0.6mg 1%
Folate 14µg 11µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0µg 1%
Protein 0.4g 1.1g 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Manganese 0.03mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.4µg 1%
Calories 23kcal 29kcal 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 4.5g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 4.5g 2.5g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.06mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.205mg 0.19mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 0.089g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 4.8 g
Water: 94.3 g
Other: 0.2 g
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +175%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +94.2%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
~equal in Fats ~0.3g
~equal in Water ~88.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.068 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.09 g
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28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +645.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42.6%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.089g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Acerola juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171687/nutrients
  2. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.