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Carissa (natal-plum) vs. Loquat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between carissa (natal-plum) and loquat

  • Carissa (natal-plum) has more vitamin C, copper, and iron; however, loquat is higher in vitamin A.
  • Carissa (natal-plum) covers your daily vitamin C needs 41% more than loquat.
  • Loquat contains 5 times less copper than carissa (natal-plum). Carissa (natal-plum) contains 0.21mg of copper, while loquat contains 0.04mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Carissa, (natal-plum), raw and Loquats, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.3% 23% 49% 70% 0% 3% 0.39% 0% 0%
Loquat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 4.8% 23% 11% 13% 1.4% 12% 0.13% 19% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.1%
Contains more IronIron +367.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +425%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +45.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +285.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
~equal in Potassium ~266mg

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 127% 0.67% 0% 0% 10% 14% 3.8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Loquat
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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 3.3% 25% 0% 0% 4.8% 5.5% 3.4% 0% 23% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3700%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.18mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carissa (natal-plum) Loquat DV% diff.
Vitamin C 38mg 1mg 41%
Copper 0.21mg 0.04mg 19%
Iron 1.31mg 0.28mg 13%
Vitamin A 2µg 76µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 8%
Fiber 1.7g 7%
Manganese 0.148mg 6%
Folate 14µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.024mg 3%
Phosphorus 7mg 27mg 3%
Fats 1.3g 0.2g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.019mg 2%
Calories 62kcal 47kcal 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Magnesium 16mg 13mg 1%
Calcium 11mg 16mg 1%
Protein 0.5g 0.43g 0%
Net carbs 13.63g 10.44g N/A
Carbs 13.63g 12.14g 0%
Potassium 260mg 266mg 0%
Zinc 0.05mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.18mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.015mg 0%
Leucine 0.026mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.004mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.007mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 84%
Protein: 0.5 g
Fats: 1.3 g
Carbs: 13.63 g
Water: 84.17 g
Other: 0.4 g
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12% 87%
Protein: 0.43 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 12.14 g
Water: 86.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.3%
Contains more FatsFats +550%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.3%
Contains more OtherOther +25%
~equal in Water ~86.73g

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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. Carissa (natal-plum) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173952/nutrients
  2. Loquat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169908/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.