Avocado vs. Acerola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are avocadoes and acerola different?
- Avocadoes are richer in fiber, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, folate, copper, potassium, and vitamin B3, while acerola is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A.
- Acerola covers your daily need for vitamin C, 1853% more than avocadoes.
- Avocadoes contain 31 times more saturated fat than acerola. Avocadoes contain 2.126g of saturated fat, while acerola contains 0.068g.
Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties and Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw types were 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +61.1% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +232.2% |
| Contains more IronIron | +175% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +120.9% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +540% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +372.7% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +50% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +235% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +116.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +334.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +349.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +2755.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +478.6% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +16676% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +442.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 1677.6mg | 1853% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 9.799g | 0.082g | 24% |
| Fats | 14.66g | 0.3g | 22% |
| Fiber | 6.7g | 1.1g | 22% |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.389mg | 0.309mg | 22% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.257mg | 0.009mg | 19% |
| Vitamin K | 21µg | 18% | |
| Folate | 81µg | 14µg | 17% |
| Vitamin E | 2.07mg | 14% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.816g | 0.09g | 12% |
| Copper | 0.19mg | 0.086mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 485mg | 146mg | 10% |
| Saturated fat | 2.126g | 0.068g | 9% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.738mg | 0.4mg | 8% |
| Calories | 160kcal | 32kcal | 6% |
| Phosphorus | 52mg | 11mg | 6% |
| Manganese | 0.142mg | 6% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.13mg | 0.06mg | 5% |
| Zinc | 0.64mg | 0.1mg | 5% |
| Iron | 0.55mg | 0.2mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.067mg | 0.02mg | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 7µg | 38µg | 3% |
| Protein | 2g | 0.4g | 3% |
| Magnesium | 29mg | 18mg | 3% |
| Choline | 14.2mg | 3% | |
| Carbs | 8.53g | 7.69g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 1.83g | 6.59g | N/A |
| Calcium | 12mg | 12mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 0.66g | N/A | |
| Starch | 0.11g | 0% | |
| Sodium | 7mg | 7mg | 0% |
| Selenium | 0.4µg | 0.6µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.025mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.073mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.084mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.143mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.132mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.038mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.097mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.107mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.049mg | 0% | |
| Fructose | 0.12g | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.111g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.015g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +400% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +4786.7% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +690% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +24.8% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +11850% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1917.8% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -96.8% |
