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Acerola vs. Peruvian groundcherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are acerola and Peruvian groundcherry different?

  • Acerola is higher in vitamin C; however, Peruvian groundcherry is richer in vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for acerola is 1852% higher.

Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw and Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha), raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 2.7% 0% 38% 0% 0% 17% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +263.6%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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%
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 37% 12% 0% 0% 28% 9.2% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +15150.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +600%
~equal in Vitamin A ~36µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Acerola Peruvian groundcherry DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1677.6mg 11mg 1852%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 2.8mg 15%
Iron 0.2mg 1mg 10%
Copper 0.086mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.11mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 6%
Phosphorus 11mg 40mg 4%
Folate 14µg 4%
Magnesium 18mg 4%
Potassium 146mg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Protein 0.4g 1.9g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.04mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 53kcal 1%
Zinc 0.1mg 1%
Carbs 7.69g 11.2g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.7g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 1%
Net carbs 6.59g 11.2g N/A
Calcium 12mg 9mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 0%
Vitamin A 38µg 36µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 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
2% 11% 85%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 85.4 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +375%
Contains more FatsFats +133.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +45.6%
Contains more OtherOther +300%
~equal in Water ~85.4g

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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. Peruvian groundcherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173043/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.