Java plum vs. Sour cherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between java plum and sour cherries?
- Java plum is higher in vitamin C, yet sour cherries are higher in iron.
- Java plum's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 16% more.
- Java plum has 2 times more magnesium than sour cherries. While java plum has 15mg of magnesium, sour cherries have only 8mg.
We used Java-plum, (jambolan), raw and Cherries, sour, canned, water pack, drained types 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 | +87.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +72.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +45.6% |
Contains more IronIron | +236.8% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -71.4% |
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 CVitamin C | +4666.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +316.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +441.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +23.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin C | 14.3mg | 0.3mg | 16% |
Vitamin K | 8.1µg | 7% | |
Iron | 0.19mg | 0.64mg | 6% |
Fiber | 1.2g | 5% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.012mg | 0.065mg | 4% |
Manganese | 0.059mg | 3% | |
Fructose | 2.79g | 3% | |
Carbs | 15.56g | 10.45g | 2% |
Magnesium | 15mg | 8mg | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.006mg | 0.025mg | 2% |
Calcium | 19mg | 11mg | 1% |
Potassium | 79mg | 115mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.07mg | 1% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.041mg | 1% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.038mg | 0.047mg | 1% |
Calories | 60kcal | 42kcal | 1% |
Protein | 0.72g | 0.69g | 0% |
Fats | 0.23g | 0.21g | 0% |
Net carbs | 15.56g | 9.25g | N/A |
Sugar | 6.99g | N/A | |
Phosphorus | 17mg | 16mg | 0% |
Sodium | 14mg | 4mg | 0% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.26mg | 0.26mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.72 g
Fats:
0.23 g
Carbs:
15.56 g
Water:
83.13 g
Other:
0.36 g
Protein:
0.69 g
Fats:
0.21 g
Carbs:
10.45 g
Water:
88.31 g
Other:
0.34 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +48.9% |
~equal in
Protein
~0.69g
~equal in
Fats
~0.21g
~equal in
Water
~88.31g
~equal in
Other
~0.34g