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Acerola vs. Loquat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between acerola and loquat

  • Acerola has more vitamin C and copper; however, loquat is higher in vitamin A and vitamin B6.
  • Acerola covers your daily vitamin C needs 1863% more than loquat.
  • Loquat contains 2 times less copper than acerola. Acerola contains 0.086mg of copper, while loquat contains 0.04mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw and Loquats, 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%
Loquat
Loquat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 4.8% 23% 11% 13% 1.4% 12% 0.13% 19% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +115%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +82.2%
Contains more IronIron +40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +145.5%
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 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%
Loquat
Loquat
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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 3.3% 25% 0% 0% 4.8% 5.5% 3.4% 0% 23% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +167660%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1011.1%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.019mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~14µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Acerola Loquat DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1677.6mg 1mg 1863%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.1mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 6%
Manganese 0.148mg 6%
Copper 0.086mg 0.04mg 5%
Vitamin A 38µg 76µg 4%
Potassium 146mg 266mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.024mg 3%
Phosphorus 11mg 27mg 2%
Fiber 1.1g 1.7g 2%
Magnesium 18mg 13mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.18mg 1%
Carbs 7.69g 12.14g 1%
Calories 32kcal 47kcal 1%
Iron 0.2mg 0.28mg 1%
Protein 0.4g 0.43g 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 6.59g 10.44g N/A
Calcium 12mg 16mg 0%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.05mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.019mg 0%
Folate 14µg 14µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0.04g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.008g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 0.091g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.015mg 0%
Leucine 0.026mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.004mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.007mg 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
Loquat
Loquat
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12% 87%
Protein: 0.43 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 12.14 g
Water: 86.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.9%
Contains more OtherOther +150%
~equal in Protein ~0.43g
~equal in Water ~86.73g

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
Loquat
Loquat
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29% 6% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.091 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +925%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.2%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.091g

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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. Loquat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169908/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.