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

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How are pitanga (Surinam cherry) and cherries different?

  • Pitanga (Surinam cherry) has more vitamin C than cherries.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for pitanga (Surinam cherry) is 18% higher.

Pitanga, (surinam-cherry), raw and Cherries, sour, red, raw 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 6.4% 4.8% 15% 12% 35% 2.7% 6.4% 0.39% 15% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +77.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +68%
Contains more IronIron +60%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.4%
~equal in Sodium ~3mg
~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 33% 21% 1.4% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 7.5% 8.6% 10% 0% 5.3% 6% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +163%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +17.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.03mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pitanga (Surinam cherry) Cherry DV% diff.
Vitamin C 26.3mg 10mg 18%
Copper 0.104mg 12%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Manganese 0.112mg 5%
Fructose 3.51g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.143mg 3%
Carbs 7.49g 12.18g 2%
Folate 8µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 2%
Potassium 103mg 173mg 2%
Iron 0.2mg 0.32mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.4mg 1%
Calories 33kcal 50kcal 1%
Vitamin A 75µg 64µg 1%
Phosphorus 11mg 15mg 1%
Zinc 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 9mg 16mg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 9mg 1%
Protein 0.8g 1g 0%
Fats 0.4g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 7.49g 10.58g N/A
Sugar 8.49g N/A
Sodium 3mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.04mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 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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12% 86%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 12.18 g
Water: 86.13 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more OtherOther +28.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +62.6%
~equal in Water ~86.13g

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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. Cherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173954/nutrients

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

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