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Persimmon vs. Acerola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between persimmon and acerola?

  • Persimmon is richer in iron, yet acerola is richer in vitamin C.
  • Acerola's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 1791% higher.
  • Persimmon has 13 times more iron than acerola. Persimmon has 2.5mg of iron, while acerola has 0.2mg.

We used Persimmons, native, raw and Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw types in this comparison.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 8.1% 27% 94% 0% 0% 11% 0.13% 0% 0%
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 +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +112.3%
Contains more IronIron +1150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +136.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
~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.
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 220% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 CVitamin C +2441.8%
~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 Persimmon Acerola DV% diff.
Vitamin C 66mg 1677.6mg 1791%
Iron 2.5mg 0.2mg 29%
Copper 0.086mg 10%
Carbs 33.5g 7.69g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 6%
Calories 127kcal 32kcal 5%
Potassium 310mg 146mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin A 38µg 4%
Folate 14µg 4%
Magnesium 18mg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 2%
Phosphorus 26mg 11mg 2%
Calcium 27mg 12mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Protein 0.8g 0.4g 1%
Zinc 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 33.5g 6.59g N/A
Sodium 1mg 7mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.041mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.035mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.045mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 64%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 33.5 g
Water: 64.4 g
Other: 0.9 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 ProteinProtein +100%
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +335.6%
Contains more OtherOther +350%
Contains more WaterWater +41.9%

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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. Persimmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169943/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.