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Acerola vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between acerola and lychee

  • Acerola has more vitamin C and vitamin A; however, lychee is higher in vitamin B6 and copper.
  • Acerola covers your daily vitamin C needs 1785% more than lychee.

Food varieties used in this article are Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw and Litchis, 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%
Lychee
Lychee
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 1.5% 15% 12% 49% 1.9% 13% 0.13% 7.2% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +140%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.1%
Contains more IronIron +55%
Contains more CopperCopper +72.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +181.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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%
Lychee
Lychee
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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 238% 0% 0% 1.4% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2246.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1011.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.065mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~14µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Acerola Lychee DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1677.6mg 71.5mg 1785%
Copper 0.086mg 0.148mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.1mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 6%
Vitamin A 38µg 0µg 4%
Carbs 7.69g 16.53g 3%
Phosphorus 11mg 31mg 3%
Calories 32kcal 66kcal 2%
Magnesium 18mg 10mg 2%
Manganese 0.055mg 2%
Protein 0.4g 0.83g 1%
Calcium 12mg 5mg 1%
Potassium 146mg 171mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 0.31mg 1%
Fiber 1.1g 1.3g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.011mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.603mg 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 1.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 800kcal 795kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 313g 152g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 6.59g 15.23g N/A
Sugar 15.23g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.07mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.065mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Folate 14µg 14µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0.099g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.12g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 0.132g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 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
Lychee
Lychee
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17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more WaterWater +11.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +107.5%
Contains more FatsFats +46.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +115%
Contains more OtherOther +120%

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
Lychee
Lychee
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28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +46.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46.7%

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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. Lychee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169086/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.