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Mangosteen vs. Tamarind — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mangosteen and tamarind different?

  • Tamarind has more iron, vitamin B1, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and calcium than mangosteen.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for tamarind is 31% higher.
  • Mangosteen contains 2 times more folate than tamarind. While mangosteen contains 31µg of folate, tamarind contains only 14µg.
  • Tamarind has a lower glycemic index (23) than mangosteen (58).

Mangosteen, canned, syrup pack and Tamarinds, 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 9.3% 3.6% 4.2% 11% 23% 5.7% 3.4% 0.91% 13% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 66% 22% 55% 105% 29% 2.7% 48% 3.7% 0% 7.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +110%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +607.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +516.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1208.3%
Contains more IronIron +833.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1312.5%

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 9.7% 0.67% 0% 0% 14% 12% 5.4% 1.9% 4.2% 0% 0% 23% 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 12% 0.67% 2% 0% 107% 35% 36% 8.6% 15% 0% 7% 11% 4.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +121.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +692.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +181.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +577.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +346.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +266.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~2µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mangosteen Tamarind DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.054mg 0.428mg 31%
Iron 0.3mg 2.8mg 31%
Magnesium 13mg 92mg 19%
Potassium 48mg 628mg 17%
Phosphorus 8mg 113mg 15%
Carbs 17.91g 62.5g 15%
Fiber 1.8g 5.1g 13%
Vitamin B3 0.286mg 1.938mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.054mg 0.152mg 8%
Calories 73kcal 239kcal 8%
Calcium 12mg 74mg 6%
Protein 0.41g 2.8g 5%
Folate 31µg 14µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.018mg 0.066mg 4%
Manganese 0.102mg 4%
Copper 0.069mg 0.086mg 2%
Choline 8.6mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.032mg 0.143mg 2%
Selenium 1.3µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.272g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Sodium 7mg 28mg 1%
Zinc 0.21mg 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin C 2.9mg 3.5mg 1%
Fats 0.58g 0.6g 0%
Net carbs 16.11g 57.4g N/A
Sugar 38.8g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.181g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.059g 0%
Tryptophan 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.139mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 81%
Protein: 0.41 g
Fats: 0.58 g
Carbs: 17.91 g
Water: 80.94 g
Other: 0.16 g
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.8 g
Fats: 0.6 g
Carbs: 62.5 g
Water: 31.4 g
Other: 2.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +157.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +582.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +249%
Contains more OtherOther +1587.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.6g

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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. Mangosteen - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169090/nutrients
  2. Tamarind - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167763/nutrients

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

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