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Acerola vs. Kiwi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are acerola and kiwi different?

  • Acerola is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A; however, kiwi is richer in fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for acerola is 1761% higher.
  • Acerola contains 9 times more vitamin A than kiwi. While acerola contains 767IU of vitamin A, kiwi contains only 87IU.

Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw and Kiwifruit, green, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 10% 28% 12% 43% 3.8% 15% 0.39% 13% 1.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +183.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +113.7%
Contains more IronIron +55%
Contains more CopperCopper +51.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +209.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

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%
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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 309% 1.3% 29% 0% 6.8% 5.8% 6.4% 11% 15% 0% 101% 19% 4.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1709.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +850%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +68.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +600%
Contains more FolateFolate +78.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Acerola Kiwi DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1677.6mg 92.7mg 1761%
Vitamin K 40.3µg 34%
Vitamin E 1.46mg 10%
Fiber 1.1g 3g 8%
Potassium 146mg 312mg 5%
Copper 0.086mg 0.13mg 5%
Fructose 4.35g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.063mg 4%
Vitamin A 38µg 4µg 4%
Manganese 0.098mg 4%
Folate 14µg 25µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.183mg 3%
Phosphorus 11mg 34mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.025mg 3%
Calcium 12mg 34mg 2%
Carbs 7.69g 14.66g 2%
Protein 0.4g 1.14g 1%
Choline 7.8mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 0.287g 1%
Calories 32kcal 61kcal 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 0.31mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.027mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.52g 0%
Net carbs 6.59g 11.66g N/A
Magnesium 18mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 8.99g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.14mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.341mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.047g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.061mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 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
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15% 83%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 14.66 g
Water: 83.07 g
Other: 0.61 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +185%
Contains more FatsFats +73.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +90.6%
Contains more OtherOther +205%
~equal in Water ~83.07g

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
Kiwi
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8% 13% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.047 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.287 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +74.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +218.9%

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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. Kiwi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168153/nutrients

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

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