Tamarind vs. Acerola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tamarind and acerola

Tamarind has more vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2, while acerola has more vitamin C and vitamin A.
Acerola covers your daily need for vitamin C, 1860% more than tamarind.
Tamarind contains 21 times more vitamin B1 than acerola. While tamarind contains 0.428mg of vitamin B1, acerola contains only 0.02mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tamarinds, raw and Acerola, (west indian cherry), 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.

Tamarind

Acerola

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+411.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+516.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+330.1%
Contains more IronIron	+1300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+927.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+116.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-75%

~equal in Copper ~0.086mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.1mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

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.

Tamarind

Acerola

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2040%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+153.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+384.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+633.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+47831.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1800%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+116.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~14µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	3.5mg	1677.6mg	1860%
Vitamin B1	0.428mg	0.02mg	34%
Iron	2.8mg	0.2mg	33%
Carbs	62.5g	7.69g	18%
Magnesium	92mg	18mg	18%
Fiber	5.1g	1.1g	16%
Phosphorus	113mg	11mg	15%
Potassium	628mg	146mg	14%
Calories	239kcal	32kcal	10%
Vitamin B3	1.938mg	0.4mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.06mg	7%
Calcium	74mg	12mg	6%
Protein	2.8g	0.4g	5%
Vitamin A	2µg	38µg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.066mg	0.009mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.143mg	0.309mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.8µg		2%
Choline	8.6mg		2%
Sodium	28mg	7mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.1mg		1%
Selenium	1.3µg	0.6µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.272g	0.068g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	854kcal	800kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	313g	N/A
Fats	0.6g	0.3g	0%
Net carbs	57.4g	6.59g	N/A
Sugar	38.8g		N/A
Copper	0.086mg	0.086mg	0%
Zinc	0.1mg	0.1mg	0%
Folate	14µg	14µg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.181g	0.082g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.059g	0.09g	0%
Tryptophan	0.018mg		0%
Lysine	0.139mg		0%
Methionine	0.014mg		0%