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Acerola vs. Feijoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between acerola and feijoa

  • Acerola has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and copper; however, feijoa is higher in fiber.
  • Acerola covers your daily vitamin C needs 1827% more than feijoa.
  • Feijoa contains 128 times less vitamin A than acerola. Acerola contains 767IU of vitamin A, while feijoa contains 6IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw and Feijoa, raw.

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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 13% 3.6% 13% 7.5% 29% 2.7% 4.7% 0.91% 0% 3.3%
Feijoa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 5.1% 15% 5.3% 12% 1.6% 8.1% 0.39% 11% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more IronIron +42.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +138.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +72.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%

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 5592% 13% 0% 0% 5% 14% 7.5% 19% 2.1% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Feijoa
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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 110% 0% 3.2% 0% 1.5% 4.2% 5.5% 14% 15% 0% 8.8% 17% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4999.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +644.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +64.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Acerola Feijoa DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1677.6mg 32.9mg 1827%
Fiber 1.1g 6.4g 21%
Copper 0.086mg 0.036mg 6%
Vitamin A 38µg 0µg 4%
Manganese 0.084mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.067mg 4%
Fructose 2.95g 4%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Carbs 7.69g 15.21g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.018mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 9mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.233mg 2%
Folate 14µg 23µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.295mg 1%
Protein 0.4g 0.71g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.006mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Calories 32kcal 61kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.16mg 1%
Phosphorus 11mg 19mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 0.14mg 1%
Potassium 146mg 172mg 1%
Calcium 12mg 17mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.42g 0%
Net carbs 6.59g 8.81g N/A
Sugar 8.2g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.06mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0.104g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.056g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 0.136g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.028mg 0%
Lysine 0.038mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.019mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.107g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 91%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 7.69 g
Water: 91.41 g
Other: 0.2 g
Feijoa
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15% 83%
Protein: 0.71 g
Fats: 0.42 g
Carbs: 15.21 g
Water: 83.28 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +77.5%
Contains more FatsFats +40%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +97.8%
Contains more OtherOther +90%
~equal in Water ~83.28g

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
Feijoa
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35% 19% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.136 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +46.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +51.1%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171686/nutrients
  2. Feijoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168176/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.