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Roselle vs. Loquat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between roselle and loquat

  • Roselle has more calcium, iron, vitamin C, and magnesium; however, loquat is higher in vitamin A.
  • Loquat covers your daily vitamin A needs 25% more than roselle.
  • Loquat contains 13 times less calcium than roselle. Roselle contains 215mg of calcium, while loquat contains 16mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Roselle, raw and Loquats, 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 36% 65% 18% 56% 0% 0% 16% 0.78% 0% 0%
Loquat
Loquat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 4.8% 23% 11% 13% 1.4% 12% 0.13% 19% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +292.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1243.8%
Contains more IronIron +428.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%

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 40% 4.7% 0% 0% 2.8% 6.5% 5.8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Loquat
Loquat
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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 3.3% 25% 0% 0% 4.8% 5.5% 3.4% 0% 23% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +442.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +72.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Roselle Loquat DV% diff.
Calcium 215mg 16mg 20%
Iron 1.48mg 0.28mg 15%
Vitamin C 12mg 1mg 12%
Magnesium 51mg 13mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 8%
Vitamin A 14µg 76µg 7%
Fiber 1.7g 7%
Manganese 0.148mg 6%
Folate 14µg 4%
Copper 0.04mg 4%
Potassium 208mg 266mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.31mg 0.18mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Phosphorus 37mg 27mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.019mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 1%
Fats 0.64g 0.2g 1%
Protein 0.96g 0.43g 1%
Calories 49kcal 47kcal 0%
Net carbs 11.31g 10.44g N/A
Carbs 11.31g 12.14g 0%
Zinc 0.05mg 0%
Sodium 6mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.024mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.015mg 0%
Leucine 0.026mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.004mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.007mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 87%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 11.31 g
Water: 86.58 g
Other: 0.51 g
Loquat
Loquat
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12% 87%
Protein: 0.43 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 12.14 g
Water: 86.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +123.3%
Contains more FatsFats +220%
~equal in Carbs ~12.14g
~equal in Water ~86.73g
~equal in Other ~0.5g

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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. Roselle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168170/nutrients
  2. Loquat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169908/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.