Cockles vs. Acerola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cockles and acerola different?

Cockles have more iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2 than acerola.
Daily need coverage for iron for cockles is 200% higher.
Cockles contain 8 times more vitamin B3 than acerola. While cockles contain 3.2mg of vitamin B3, acerola contains only 0.4mg.

Cockles, raw (Alaska Native) and Acerola, (west indian 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.

Cockles

Acerola

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+150%
Contains more IronIron	+8000%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%

~equal in Manganese ~mg

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.

Cockles

Acerola

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+700%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+100%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C		1677.6mg	1864%
Iron	16.2mg	0.2mg	200%
Protein	13.5g	0.4g	26%
Vitamin B3	3.2mg	0.4mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.2mg	0.06mg	11%
Copper		0.086mg	10%
Vitamin B5		0.309mg	6%
Folate		14µg	4%
Magnesium		18mg	4%
Potassium		146mg	4%
Fiber		1.1g	4%
Vitamin A		38µg	4%
Calories	79kcal	32kcal	2%
Phosphorus		11mg	2%
Calcium	30mg	12mg	2%
Zinc		0.1mg	1%
Selenium		0.6µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.02mg	1%
Carbs	4.7g	7.69g	1%
Vitamin B6		0.009mg	1%
Fats	0.7g	0.3g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.09g	1%
Net carbs	4.7g	6.59g	N/A
Sodium		7mg	0%
Saturated fat		0.068g	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.082g	0%