Avocado vs. Peruvian groundcherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between avocadoes and Peruvian groundcherry
- Avocadoes are higher in vitamin B2, yet Peruvian groundcherry is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B3, and iron.
- Peruvian groundcherry covers your daily vitamin A needs 11% more than avocadoes.
- Avocadoes contain 3 times more vitamin B2 than Peruvian groundcherry. While avocadoes contain 0.13mg of vitamin B2, Peruvian groundcherry contains only 0.04mg.
Food varieties used in this article are Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties and Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha), 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +33.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +30% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +81.8% |
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 B2Vitamin B2 | +225% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +414.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +64.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +61.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B5 | 1.389mg | 28% | |
Fiber | 6.7g | 27% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 9.799g | 24% | |
Fats | 14.66g | 0.7g | 21% |
Copper | 0.19mg | 21% | |
Folate | 81µg | 20% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.257mg | 20% | |
Vitamin K | 21µg | 18% | |
Potassium | 485mg | 14% | |
Vitamin E | 2.07mg | 14% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.816g | 12% | |
Saturated fat | 2.126g | 10% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.13mg | 0.04mg | 7% |
Magnesium | 29mg | 7% | |
Vitamin B3 | 1.738mg | 2.8mg | 7% |
Iron | 0.55mg | 1mg | 6% |
Zinc | 0.64mg | 6% | |
Manganese | 0.142mg | 6% | |
Calories | 160kcal | 53kcal | 5% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.067mg | 0.11mg | 4% |
Vitamin A | 7µg | 36µg | 3% |
Choline | 14.2mg | 3% | |
Phosphorus | 52mg | 40mg | 2% |
Selenium | 0.4µg | 1% | |
Carbs | 8.53g | 11.2g | 1% |
Vitamin C | 10mg | 11mg | 1% |
Protein | 2g | 1.9g | 0% |
Net carbs | 1.83g | 11.2g | N/A |
Calcium | 12mg | 9mg | 0% |
Sugar | 0.66g | N/A | |
Starch | 0.11g | 0% | |
Sodium | 7mg | 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
Protein:
2 g
Fats:
14.66 g
Carbs:
8.53 g
Water:
73.23 g
Other:
1.58 g
Protein:
1.9 g
Fats:
0.7 g
Carbs:
11.2 g
Water:
85.4 g
Other:
0.8 g
Contains more FatsFats | +1994.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +97.5% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +31.3% |
Contains more WaterWater | +16.6% |
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Protein
~1.9g