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Apple vs. Pitanga (Surinam cherry) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are apples and pitanga (Surinam cherry) different?

  • Pitanga (Surinam cherry) has more vitamin A and vitamin C than apples.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for pitanga (Surinam cherry) is 29% higher.

Apples, raw, with skin and Pitanga, (surinam-cherry), 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.
Apple
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.7% 9.1% 7.5% 0% 0% 4.7% 0.39% 0% 0%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +140%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more IronIron +66.7%
~equal in Potassium ~103mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~11mg
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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.
Apple
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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 15% 1% 3.6% 0% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3% 1.9%
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 88% 25% 0% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +471.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +229.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Apple Pitanga (Surinam cherry) DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.6mg 26.3mg 24%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Vitamin A 3µg 75µg 8%
Fructose 5.9g 7%
Copper 0.027mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 3%
Magnesium 5mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Carbs 13.81g 7.49g 2%
Manganese 0.035mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.091mg 0.3mg 1%
Folate 3µg 1%
Choline 3.4mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.04mg 1%
Protein 0.26g 0.8g 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Calories 52kcal 33kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.03mg 1%
Iron 0.12mg 0.2mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 11.41g 7.49g N/A
Calcium 6mg 9mg 0%
Potassium 107mg 103mg 0%
Sugar 10.39g N/A
Zinc 0.04mg 0%
Starch 0.05g 0%
Phosphorus 11mg 11mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.051g 0%
Tryptophan 0.001mg 0%
Threonine 0.006mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.006mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.012mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.012mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Apple
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14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
7% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 7.49 g
Water: 90.81 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +84.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +207.7%
Contains more FatsFats +135.3%
Contains more OtherOther +150%
~equal in Water ~90.81g

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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. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/nutrients
  2. Pitanga (Surinam cherry) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169129/nutrients

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

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