Acerola vs. Sapodilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between acerola and sapodillas

Acerola has more vitamin C and vitamin A; however, sapodillas have more fiber and iron.
Daily need coverage for vitamin C for acerola is 1848% higher.
Sapodillas have 13 times less vitamin A than acerola. Acerola has 767 IU of vitamin A, while sapodillas have 60 IU.

Food types used in this article are Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw and Sapodilla, 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.

Acerola

Sapodilla

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-41.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+32.2%
Contains more IronIron	+300%

~equal in Copper ~0.086mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.1mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~12mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

~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.

Acerola

Sapodilla

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+11312.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+22.6%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+311.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~14µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	1677.6mg	14.7mg	1848%
Fiber	1.1g	5.3g	17%
Iron	0.2mg	0.8mg	8%
Carbs	7.69g	19.96g	4%
Vitamin A	38µg	3µg	4%
Calories	32kcal	83kcal	3%
Vitamin B2	0.06mg	0.02mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.009mg	0.037mg	2%
Fats	0.3g	1.1g	1%
Magnesium	18mg	12mg	1%
Calcium	12mg	21mg	1%
Potassium	146mg	193mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.4mg	0.2mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.309mg	0.252mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.068g	0.194g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.082g	0.521g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.09g	0.011g	1%
Protein	0.4g	0.44g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	0.53g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	800kcal	1886kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	313g	120g	N/A
Net carbs	6.59g	14.66g	N/A
Copper	0.086mg	0.086mg	0%
Zinc	0.1mg	0.1mg	0%
Phosphorus	11mg	12mg	0%
Sodium	7mg	12mg	0%
Selenium	0.6µg	0.6µg	0%
Folate	14µg	14µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.005mg	0%
Threonine		0.012mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.015mg	0%
Leucine		0.024mg	0%
Lysine		0.039mg	0%
Methionine		0.003mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.013mg	0%
Valine		0.016mg	0%
Histidine		0.016mg	0%