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

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A recap on the differences between pitanga (Surinam cherry) and plums

  • Pitanga (Surinam cherry) is higher than plums in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Pitanga (Surinam cherry) covers your daily vitamin A needs 23% more than plums.
  • Pitanga (Surinam cherry) contains 3 times more vitamin C than plums. While pitanga (Surinam cherry) contains 26.3mg of vitamin C, plums contain only 9.5mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Pitanga, (surinam-cherry), raw and Plums, 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.
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%
Plum
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 1.8% 14% 6.4% 19% 2.7% 6.9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +71.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more IronIron +17.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +52.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~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%
Plum
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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 32% 5.7% 5.2% 0% 7% 6% 7.8% 8.1% 6.7% 0% 16% 3.8% 1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +176.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +341.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.028mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pitanga (Surinam cherry) Plum DV% diff.
Vitamin C 26.3mg 9.5mg 19%
Vitamin A 75µg 17µg 6%
Fiber 1.4g 6%
Copper 0.057mg 6%
Vitamin K 6.4µg 5%
Fructose 3.07g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 2%
Potassium 103mg 157mg 2%
Manganese 0.052mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Folate 5µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.417mg 1%
Calories 33kcal 46kcal 1%
Phosphorus 11mg 16mg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 7mg 1%
Carbs 7.49g 11.42g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.026mg 1%
Zinc 0.1mg 1%
Protein 0.8g 0.7g 0%
Fats 0.4g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 7.49g 10.02g N/A
Calcium 9mg 6mg 0%
Iron 0.2mg 0.17mg 0%
Sugar 9.92g N/A
Sodium 3mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.028mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0%
Choline 1.9mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.134g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.01mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 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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11% 87%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 11.42 g
Water: 87.23 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.3%
Contains more FatsFats +42.9%
Contains more OtherOther +35.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +52.5%
~equal in Water ~87.23g

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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. Plum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169949/nutrients

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

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