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Acerola vs. Pineapple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between acerola and pineapple?

  • Acerola is higher in vitamin C, yet pineapple is higher in vitamin B6.
  • Acerola's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 1811% more.
  • Acerola has 2 times more magnesium than pineapple. While acerola has 18mg of magnesium, pineapple has only 12mg.

We used Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw and Pineapple, raw, all varieties types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3.9% 9.6% 11% 37% 3.3% 3.4% 0.13% 121% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains more IronIron +45%
Contains more CopperCopper +27.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
~equal in Calcium ~13mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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%
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 159% 0% 1% 0.4% 20% 7.4% 9.4% 13% 26% 0% 1.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3409.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +45.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +295%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1144.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Acerola Pineapple DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1677.6mg 47.8mg 1811%
Manganese 0.927mg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.112mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.079mg 5%
Vitamin A 38µg 3µg 4%
Copper 0.086mg 0.11mg 3%
Fructose 2.12g 3%
Carbs 7.69g 13.12g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.032mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.213mg 2%
Calories 32kcal 50kcal 1%
Magnesium 18mg 12mg 1%
Potassium 146mg 109mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 0.29mg 1%
Fiber 1.1g 1.4g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Folate 14µg 18µg 1%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Protein 0.4g 0.54g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 1.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 800kcal 926kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 313g 200g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 6.59g 11.72g N/A
Calcium 12mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 9.85g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.12mg 0%
Phosphorus 11mg 8mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0.009g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 0.04g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.024mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.021mg 0%
Valine 0.024mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
13% 86%
Protein: 0.54 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 13.12 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 0.22 g
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more ProteinProtein +35%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +70.6%
~equal in Water ~86g

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
15% 21% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.009 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.04 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +530.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +125%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.8%

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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. Pineapple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169124/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.