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Acerola vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between acerola and melon

  • Acerola has more vitamin C and vitamin A; however, melon has more vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for acerola is 1840% higher.

Food types used in this article are Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw and Melons, casaba, 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 7.9% 3.3% 16% 13% 20% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 4.6% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +43.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +120%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.7%
Contains more IronIron +70%
~equal in Calcium ~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 73% 0% 0% 1% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +7595.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +93.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +267.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +75%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1711.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Acerola Melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1677.6mg 21.8mg 1840%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.163mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.084mg 5%
Vitamin A 38µg 0µg 4%
Copper 0.086mg 0.06mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 11mg 2%
Iron 0.2mg 0.34mg 2%
Manganese 0.035mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.031mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Folate 14µg 8µg 2%
Protein 0.4g 1.11g 1%
Potassium 146mg 182mg 1%
Fiber 1.1g 0.9g 1%
Phosphorus 11mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.232mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 28kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 800kcal 252kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 313g 357g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 6.59g 5.68g N/A
Carbs 7.69g 6.58g 0%
Calcium 12mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 5.69g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.07mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 9mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.015mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 0.039g 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
Melon
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7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +177.5%
Contains more OtherOther +80%
~equal in Water ~91.85g

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
Melon
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38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4000%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +130.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.2%

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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. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/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.