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Acerola vs. Quince — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between acerola and quince?

  • Acerola is higher in vitamin C, yet quince is higher in iron.
  • Acerola's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 1847% more.
  • Acerola has 2 times more magnesium than quince. While acerola has 18mg of magnesium, quince has only 8mg.

We used Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw and Quinces, raw 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.3% 17% 26% 43% 1.1% 7.3% 0.52% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.9%
Contains more IronIron +250%
Contains more CopperCopper +51.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%
~equal in Calcium ~11mg
~equal in Manganese ~mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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%
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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 50% 0% 0.67% 0% 5% 6.9% 3.8% 4.9% 9.2% 0% 0% 2.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +11084%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +281.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +344.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Acerola Quince DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1677.6mg 15mg 1847%
Iron 0.2mg 0.7mg 6%
Copper 0.086mg 0.13mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.081mg 5%
Vitamin A 38µg 2µg 4%
Carbs 7.69g 15.3g 3%
Fiber 1.1g 1.9g 3%
Folate 14µg 3µg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 8mg 2%
Potassium 146mg 197mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.04mg 2%
Calories 32kcal 57kcal 1%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.04mg 1%
Phosphorus 11mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.2mg 1%
Protein 0.4g 0.4g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 0.7g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 800kcal 1425kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 313g 175g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 6.59g 13.4g N/A
Calcium 12mg 11mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 4mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0.01g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 0.05g 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
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15% 84%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.3 g
Water: 83.8 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +99%
~equal in Protein ~0.4g
~equal in Water ~83.8g

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
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10% 38% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +127.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +80%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.3%

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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. Quince - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168163/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.