Acerola vs. Prunes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between acerola and prunes

Acerola has more vitamin C; however, prunes are richer in fiber, copper, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, iron, phosphorus, and magnesium.
Acerola's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 1863% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw and Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked.

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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.

Acerola

Prunes

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+127.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+258.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+401.4%
Contains more IronIron	+365%
Contains more CopperCopper	+226.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+340%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+527.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.4%

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.

Acerola

Prunes

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+279500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+250%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+155%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+210%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+370.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+36.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2177.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~39µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	1677.6mg	0.6mg	1863%
Vitamin K		59.5µg	50%
Fiber	1.1g	7.1g	24%
Copper	0.086mg	0.281mg	22%
Carbs	7.69g	63.88g	19%
Potassium	146mg	732mg	17%
Fructose		12.45g	16%
Vitamin B6	0.009mg	0.205mg	15%
Manganese		0.299mg	13%
Calories	32kcal	240kcal	10%
Vitamin B2	0.06mg	0.186mg	10%
Iron	0.2mg	0.93mg	9%
Vitamin B3	0.4mg	1.882mg	9%
Phosphorus	11mg	69mg	8%
Magnesium	18mg	41mg	5%
Protein	0.4g	2.18g	4%
Calcium	12mg	43mg	3%
Zinc	0.1mg	0.44mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.43mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.051mg	3%
Folate	14µg	4µg	3%
Starch		5.11g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.309mg	0.422mg	2%
Choline		10.1mg	2%
Selenium	0.6µg	0.3µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	0.91g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	800kcal	1101kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	313g	42g	N/A
Fats	0.3g	0.38g	0%
Net carbs	6.59g	56.78g	N/A
Sugar		38.13g	N/A
Sodium	7mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin A	38µg	39µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.068g	0.088g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.082g	0.053g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.09g	0.062g	0%
Tryptophan		0.025mg	0%
Threonine		0.049mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.041mg	0%
Leucine		0.066mg	0%
Lysine		0.05mg	0%
Methionine		0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.052mg	0%
Valine		0.056mg	0%
Histidine		0.027mg	0%