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Loquat vs. Acerola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between loquat and acerola

  • Loquat has more vitamin A and vitamin B6; however, acerola is higher in vitamin C and copper.
  • Acerola covers your daily vitamin C needs 1863% more than loquat.
  • Acerola contains 11 times less vitamin B6 than loquat. Loquat contains 0.1mg of vitamin B6, while acerola contains 0.009mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Loquats, raw and Acerola, (west indian 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.
Loquat
Loquat
6
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 3.6% 13% 7.5% 29% 2.7% 4.7% 0.91% 0% 3.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +82.2%
Contains more IronIron +40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +145.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +115%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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.
Loquat
Loquat
2
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%
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 5592% 13% 0% 0% 5% 14% 7.5% 19% 2.1% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1011.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +167660%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +122.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~14µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Loquat Acerola DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1mg 1677.6mg 1863%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.009mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 6%
Manganese 0.148mg 6%
Copper 0.04mg 0.086mg 5%
Vitamin A 76µg 38µg 4%
Potassium 266mg 146mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.024mg 0.06mg 3%
Phosphorus 27mg 11mg 2%
Fiber 1.7g 1.1g 2%
Magnesium 13mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.18mg 0.4mg 1%
Carbs 12.14g 7.69g 1%
Calories 47kcal 32kcal 1%
Iron 0.28mg 0.2mg 1%
Protein 0.43g 0.4g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 10.44g 6.59g N/A
Calcium 16mg 12mg 0%
Zinc 0.05mg 0.1mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 7mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.019mg 0.02mg 0%
Folate 14µg 14µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.068g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.082g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.09g 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
Loquat
Loquat
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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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 7.69 g
Water: 91.41 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.9%
Contains more OtherOther +150%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
~equal in Protein ~0.4g
~equal in Water ~91.41g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Loquat
Loquat
2
29% 6% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.091 g
28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.068 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.09 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +925%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.09g

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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. Loquat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169908/nutrients
  2. Acerola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171686/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.