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Acerola vs. Honeydew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between acerola and honeydew

  • Acerola has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and copper; however, honeydew is higher in vitamin B6.
  • Acerola covers your daily vitamin C needs 1844% more than honeydew.
  • Honeydew contains 15 times less vitamin A than acerola. Acerola contains 767 IU of vitamin A, while honeydew contains 50 IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw and Melons, honeydew, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 1.8% 20% 6.4% 8% 2.5% 4.7% 2.3% 3.5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +17.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +258.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.09mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~11mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 5592% 0% 13% 0% 5% 14% 7.5% 19% 2.1% 0% 0% 11%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 60% 0% 1% 0.4% 9.5% 2.8% 7.8% 9.3% 20% 0% 7.3% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +9220%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +99.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +90%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +877.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +35.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.418mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Acerola Honeydew DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1677.6mg 18mg 1844%
Copper 0.086mg 0.024mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.088mg 6%
Vitamin A 38µg 3µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.012mg 4%
Fructose 2.96g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.155mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 10mg 2%
Potassium 146mg 228mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.038mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Calcium 12mg 6mg 1%
Fiber 1.1g 0.8g 1%
Manganese 0.027mg 1%
Folate 14µg 19µg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 36kcal 0%
Protein 0.4g 0.54g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 1.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 800kcal 667kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 313g 278g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.14g 0%
Net carbs 6.59g 8.29g N/A
Carbs 7.69g 9.09g 0%
Iron 0.2mg 0.17mg 0%
Sugar 8.12g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.09mg 0%
Phosphorus 11mg 11mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 18mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.418mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0.038g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 0.059g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.013mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.018mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0%

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
9% 90%
Protein: 0.54 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 9.09 g
Water: 89.82 g
Other: 0.41 g
Contains more FatsFats +114.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +35%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.2%
Contains more OtherOther +105%
~equal in Water ~89.82g

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
38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.038 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2633.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +52.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.1%

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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. Honeydew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169911/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.