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Acerola vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between acerola and lime

  • Acerola has more vitamin C and vitamin A; however, lime is richer in fiber.
  • Acerola covers your daily vitamin C needs 1832% more than lime.
  • Lime has 15 times less vitamin A than acerola. Acerola has 767 IU of vitamin A, while lime has 50 IU.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw and Limes, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
~equal in Zinc ~0.11mg

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%
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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 97% 0% 0.67% 4.4% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5664.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +42.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +75%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +377.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Acerola Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1677.6mg 29.1mg 1832%
Fiber 1.1g 2.8g 7%
Iron 0.2mg 0.6mg 5%
Vitamin A 38µg 2µg 4%
Magnesium 18mg 6mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.043mg 3%
Calcium 12mg 33mg 2%
Copper 0.086mg 0.065mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.217mg 2%
Folate 14µg 8µg 2%
Protein 0.4g 0.7g 1%
Carbs 7.69g 10.54g 1%
Potassium 146mg 102mg 1%
Phosphorus 11mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 30kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 2.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 800kcal 429kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 313g 333g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 6.59g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 1.69g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.11mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 2mg 0%
Manganese 0.008mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.019g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 0.055g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 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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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more ProteinProtein +75%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.1%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
~equal in Water ~88.26g

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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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +331.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +63.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.6%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.