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

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How are pitanga (Surinam cherry) and apples different?

  • Pitanga (Surinam cherry) has more vitamin A and vitamin C than apples.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for pitanga (Surinam cherry) is 29% higher.
  • Pitanga (Surinam cherry) contains 6 times more vitamin C than apples. While pitanga (Surinam cherry) contains 26.3mg of vitamin C, apples contain only 4.6mg.

Pitanga, (surinam-cherry), raw and Apples, raw, with skin are the varieties used 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +140%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more IronIron +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
~equal in Potassium ~107mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~11mg
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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 88% 25% 0% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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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 15% 1% 3.6% 0% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3% 1.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +471.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +229.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pitanga (Surinam cherry) Apple DV% diff.
Vitamin C 26.3mg 4.6mg 24%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Vitamin A 75µg 3µg 8%
Fructose 5.9g 7%
Copper 0.027mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 3%
Magnesium 12mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Carbs 7.49g 13.81g 2%
Manganese 0.035mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.091mg 1%
Folate 3µg 1%
Choline 3.4mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.026mg 1%
Protein 0.8g 0.26g 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Calories 33kcal 52kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.017mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 0.12mg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 7.49g 11.41g N/A
Calcium 9mg 6mg 0%
Potassium 103mg 107mg 0%
Sugar 10.39g N/A
Zinc 0.04mg 0%
Starch 0.05g 0%
Phosphorus 11mg 11mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.051g 0%
Tryptophan 0.001mg 0%
Threonine 0.006mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.006mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.012mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.012mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 7.49 g
Water: 90.81 g
Other: 0.5 g
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14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +207.7%
Contains more FatsFats +135.3%
Contains more OtherOther +150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +84.4%
~equal in Water ~85.56g

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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. Pitanga (Surinam cherry) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169129/nutrients
  2. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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