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Acerola vs. Pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between acerola and pear

  • Acerola has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and vitamin B5, while pear has more fiber.
  • Acerola covers your daily need for vitamin C, 1859% more than pear.
  • Acerola contains 31 times more vitamin A than pear. While acerola contains 767IU of vitamin A, pear contains only 25IU.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw and Pears, 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%
Pear
Pear
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +157.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
~equal in Iron ~0.18mg
~equal in Copper ~0.082mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.1mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~12mg

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%
Pear
Pear
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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 14% 0.33% 2.4% 0% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +38914%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +130.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +148.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +530.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +222.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Acerola Pear DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1677.6mg 4.3mg 1859%
Fructose 6.42g 8%
Fiber 1.1g 3.1g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.049mg 5%
Vitamin A 38µg 1µg 4%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Carbs 7.69g 15.23g 3%
Magnesium 18mg 7mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.026mg 3%
Folate 14µg 7µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.029mg 2%
Manganese 0.048mg 2%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.161mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 57kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.012mg 1%
Potassium 146mg 116mg 1%
Protein 0.4g 0.36g 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.14g 0%
Net carbs 6.59g 12.13g N/A
Calcium 12mg 9mg 0%
Iron 0.2mg 0.18mg 0%
Sugar 9.75g N/A
Copper 0.086mg 0.082mg 0%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.1mg 0%
Phosphorus 11mg 12mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.084g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 0.094g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.011mg 0%
Leucine 0.019mg 0%
Lysine 0.017mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 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
Pear
Pear
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15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more FatsFats +114.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +98%
Contains more OtherOther +55%
~equal in Protein ~0.36g
~equal in Water ~83.96g

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
Pear
Pear
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11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.6%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.084g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.094g

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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. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.