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

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Significant differences between feijoa and pitanga (Surinam cherry)

  • Feijoa has more vitamin C; however, pitanga (Surinam cherry) is richer in vitamin A.
  • Pitanga (Surinam cherry) covers your daily vitamin A needs 30% more than feijoa.
  • Pitanga (Surinam cherry) has 2 times less potassium than feijoa. Feijoa has 172mg of potassium, while pitanga (Surinam cherry) has 103mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Feijoa, raw and Pitanga, (surinam-cherry), 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.
Feijoa
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 5.1% 15% 5.3% 12% 1.6% 8.1% 0.39% 11% 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 CalciumCalcium +88.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +72.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +42.9%
~equal in Sodium ~3mg
~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.
Feijoa
6
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 110% 0% 3.2% 0% 1.5% 4.2% 5.5% 14% 15% 0% 8.8% 17% 0%
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 CVitamin C +25.1%
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 Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +122.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.3mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feijoa Pitanga (Surinam cherry) DV% diff.
Fiber 6.4g 26%
Vitamin A 0µg 75µg 8%
Vitamin C 32.9mg 26.3mg 7%
Folate 23µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.233mg 5%
Fructose 2.95g 4%
Copper 0.036mg 4%
Manganese 0.084mg 4%
Carbs 15.21g 7.49g 3%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.04mg 2%
Potassium 172mg 103mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.006mg 0.03mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.136g 1%
Vitamin E 0.16mg 1%
Calories 61kcal 33kcal 1%
Iron 0.14mg 0.2mg 1%
Zinc 0.06mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 9mg 1%
Magnesium 9mg 12mg 1%
Phosphorus 19mg 11mg 1%
Protein 0.71g 0.8g 0%
Fats 0.42g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 8.81g 7.49g N/A
Sugar 8.2g N/A
Sodium 3mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.295mg 0.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.104g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.056g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.028mg 0%
Lysine 0.038mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.019mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.107g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feijoa
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15% 83%
Protein: 0.71 g
Fats: 0.42 g
Carbs: 15.21 g
Water: 83.28 g
Other: 0.38 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 +103.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.7%
Contains more OtherOther +31.6%
~equal in Fats ~0.4g
~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. Feijoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168176/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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