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Acerola vs. Prunes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between acerola and prunes

  • Acerola has more vitamin C; however, prunes are richer in fiber, copper, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, iron, phosphorus, and magnesium.
  • Acerola's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 1863% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw and Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked.

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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%
Prunes
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 13% 65% 35% 94% 12% 30% 0.26% 39% 1.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +127.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +258.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +401.4%
Contains more IronIron +365%
Contains more CopperCopper +226.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +340%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +527.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%

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%
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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 2% 13% 8.6% 0% 13% 43% 35% 25% 47% 0% 149% 3% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +279500%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +155%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +210%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +370.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +36.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2177.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~39µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Acerola Prunes DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1677.6mg 0.6mg 1863%
Vitamin K 59.5µg 50%
Fiber 1.1g 7.1g 24%
Copper 0.086mg 0.281mg 22%
Carbs 7.69g 63.88g 19%
Potassium 146mg 732mg 17%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.205mg 15%
Manganese 0.299mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.186mg 10%
Calories 32kcal 240kcal 10%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 1.882mg 9%
Iron 0.2mg 0.93mg 9%
Phosphorus 11mg 69mg 8%
Magnesium 18mg 41mg 5%
Protein 0.4g 2.18g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.051mg 3%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.44mg 3%
Folate 14µg 4µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 3%
Calcium 12mg 43mg 3%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Choline 10.1mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.422mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.3µg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 6.59g 56.78g N/A
Sugar 38.13g N/A
Sodium 7mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 38µg 39µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0.088g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.053g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 0.062g 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 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
Prunes
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2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 g
Contains more WaterWater +195.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +445%
Contains more FatsFats +26.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +730.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1220%

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
Prunes
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43% 26% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.088 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +54.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +45.2%

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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. Prunes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168162/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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