Acerola vs. Tamarind — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between acerola and tamarind

Acerola has more vitamin C and vitamin A, while tamarind has more vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
Acerola covers your daily need for vitamin C, 1860% more than tamarind.
Acerola contains 26 times more vitamin A than tamarind. While acerola contains 767 IU of vitamin A, tamarind contains only 30 IU.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw and Tamarinds, raw.

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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

Tamarind

Contains less SodiumSodium

-75%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+411.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+516.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+330.1%
Contains more IronIron	+1300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+927.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+116.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.086mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.1mg

~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.

Acerola

Tamarind

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+47831.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1800%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+116.1%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2040%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+153.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+384.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+633.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~14µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	1677.6mg	3.5mg	1860%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.428mg	34%
Iron	0.2mg	2.8mg	33%
Carbs	7.69g	62.5g	18%
Magnesium	18mg	92mg	18%
Fiber	1.1g	5.1g	16%
Phosphorus	11mg	113mg	15%
Potassium	146mg	628mg	14%
Calories	32kcal	239kcal	10%
Vitamin B3	0.4mg	1.938mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.06mg	0.152mg	7%
Calcium	12mg	74mg	6%
Protein	0.4g	2.8g	5%
Vitamin A	38µg	2µg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.009mg	0.066mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.309mg	0.143mg	3%
Vitamin K		2.8µg	2%
Choline		8.6mg	2%
Sodium	7mg	28mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.1mg	1%
Selenium	0.6µg	1.3µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.068g	0.272g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	800kcal	854kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	313g	42g	N/A
Fats	0.3g	0.6g	0%
Net carbs	6.59g	57.4g	N/A
Sugar		38.8g	N/A
Copper	0.086mg	0.086mg	0%
Zinc	0.1mg	0.1mg	0%
Folate	14µg	14µg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.082g	0.181g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.09g	0.059g	0%
Tryptophan		0.018mg	0%
Lysine		0.139mg	0%
Methionine		0.014mg	0%