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

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

  • Loquat has more vitamin A; however, carissa (natal-plum) is higher in vitamin C, copper, and iron.
  • Carissa (natal-plum) covers your daily vitamin C needs 41% more than loquat.
  • Carissa (natal-plum) contains 38 times less vitamin A than loquat. Loquat contains 1528IU of vitamin A, while carissa (natal-plum) contains 40IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Loquats, raw and Carissa, (natal-plum), 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
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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%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +45.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +285.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.1%
Contains more IronIron +367.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +425%
~equal in Potassium ~260mg

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
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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%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3700%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.1%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~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 Loquat Carissa (natal-plum) DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1mg 38mg 41%
Copper 0.04mg 0.21mg 19%
Iron 0.28mg 1.31mg 13%
Vitamin A 76µg 2µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 8%
Fiber 1.7g 7%
Manganese 0.148mg 6%
Folate 14µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.024mg 0.06mg 3%
Phosphorus 27mg 7mg 3%
Fats 0.2g 1.3g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.019mg 0.04mg 2%
Calories 47kcal 62kcal 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 16mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 11mg 1%
Protein 0.43g 0.5g 0%
Net carbs 10.44g 13.63g N/A
Carbs 12.14g 13.63g 0%
Potassium 266mg 260mg 0%
Zinc 0.05mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.18mg 0.2mg 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
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
14% 84%
Protein: 0.5 g
Fats: 1.3 g
Carbs: 13.63 g
Water: 84.17 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more OtherOther +25%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.3%
Contains more FatsFats +550%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.3%
~equal in Water ~84.17g

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