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Acerola vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between acerola and oranges

  • Acerola is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A; however, oranges are richer in vitamin B1 and fiber.
  • Acerola's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 1805% higher.
  • Acerola has 3 times more vitamin A than oranges. While acerola has 767 IU of vitamin A, oranges have only 225 IU.

The food types used in this comparison are Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties.

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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 13% 3.6% 13% 7.5% 29% 2.7% 4.7% 0.91% 0% 3.3%
Orange
Orange
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 12% 16% 3.8% 15% 1.9% 6% 0% 3.3% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +91.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 5592% 0% 13% 0% 5% 14% 7.5% 19% 2.1% 0% 0% 11%
Orange
Orange
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 177% 0% 3.7% 3.6% 22% 9.2% 5.3% 15% 14% 0% 0% 23%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3053.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +245.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +41.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +335%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Acerola Orange DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1677.6mg 53.2mg 1805%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.087mg 6%
Fiber 1.1g 2.4g 5%
Copper 0.086mg 0.045mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.06mg 4%
Folate 14µg 30µg 4%
Calcium 12mg 40mg 3%
Vitamin A 38µg 11µg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 10mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.04mg 2%
Choline 8.4mg 2%
Calories 32kcal 47kcal 1%
Protein 0.4g 0.94g 1%
Carbs 7.69g 11.75g 1%
Potassium 146mg 181mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Manganese 0.025mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.282mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.25mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 800kcal 500kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 313g 213g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 6.59g 9.35g N/A
Sugar 9.35g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.07mg 0%
Phosphorus 11mg 14mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 0mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0.015g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.023g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 0.025g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.018mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 91%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 7.69 g
Water: 91.41 g
Other: 0.2 g
Orange
Orange
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12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more ProteinProtein +135%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +52.8%
Contains more OtherOther +120%
~equal in Water ~86.75g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.068 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.09 g
Orange
Orange
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24% 37% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.015 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.025 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +256.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +260%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.9%

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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. Acerola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171686/nutrients
  2. Orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169097/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.