Tamarind vs. Java plum — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tamarind and java plum?

Tamarind is higher in vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and calcium, yet java plum is higher in vitamin C.
Tamarind's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 35% more.
Tamarind has 15 times more iron than java plum. While tamarind has 2.8mg of iron, java plum has only 0.19mg.

We used Tamarinds, raw and Java-plum, (jambolan), raw types 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.

Tamarind

Java plum

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+513.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+289.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+694.9%
Contains more IronIron	+1373.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+564.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-50%

~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

Java plum

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+7033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+645.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+73.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+308.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.428mg	0.006mg	35%
Iron	2.8mg	0.19mg	33%
Fiber	5.1g		20%
Magnesium	92mg	15mg	18%
Carbs	62.5g	15.56g	16%
Potassium	628mg	79mg	16%
Phosphorus	113mg	17mg	14%
Vitamin C	3.5mg	14.3mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.012mg	11%
Copper	0.086mg		10%
Vitamin B3	1.938mg	0.26mg	10%
Calories	239kcal	60kcal	9%
Calcium	74mg	19mg	6%
Protein	2.8g	0.72g	4%
Folate	14µg		4%
Vitamin B5	0.143mg		3%
Selenium	1.3µg		2%
Vitamin B6	0.066mg	0.038mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.8µg		2%
Choline	8.6mg		2%
Fats	0.6g	0.23g	1%
Zinc	0.1mg		1%
Sodium	28mg	14mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.1mg		1%
Saturated fat	0.272g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	854kcal	833kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	167g	N/A
Net carbs	57.4g	15.56g	N/A
Sugar	38.8g		N/A
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.181g		0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.059g		0%
Tryptophan	0.018mg		0%
Lysine	0.139mg		0%
Methionine	0.014mg		0%