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Avocado vs. Acerola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are avocados and acerola different?

  • Avocados are richer in fiber, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, folate, copper, potassium, and vitamin B3, while acerola is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Acerola covers your daily need for vitamin C, 1853% more than avocados.
  • Avocados contain 31 times more saturated fat than acerola. Avocados contain 2.126g of saturated fat, while acerola contains 0.068g.

Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties and Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw types were used in this article.

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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 21% 3.6% 43% 21% 63% 17% 22% 0.91% 19% 2.2%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +61.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +232.2%
Contains more IronIron +175%
Contains more CopperCopper +120.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +540%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +372.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Calcium ~12mg
~equal in Sodium ~7mg

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 33% 0% 2.3% 41% 17% 30% 33% 83% 59% 0% 53% 61%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +235%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +334.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +349.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2755.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +478.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +16676%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +442.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Avocado Acerola DV% diff.
Vitamin C 10mg 1677.6mg 1853%
Monounsaturated fat 9.799g 0.082g 24%
Fats 14.66g 0.3g 22%
Fiber 6.7g 1.1g 22%
Vitamin B5 1.389mg 0.309mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.257mg 0.009mg 19%
Vitamin K 21µg 18%
Folate 81µg 14µg 17%
Vitamin E 2.07mg 14%
Copper 0.19mg 0.086mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.816g 0.09g 12%
Potassium 485mg 146mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.126g 0.068g 9%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.4mg 8%
Calories 160kcal 32kcal 6%
Phosphorus 52mg 11mg 6%
Manganese 0.142mg 6%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.1mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.06mg 5%
Iron 0.55mg 0.2mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.02mg 4%
Protein 2g 0.4g 3%
Magnesium 29mg 18mg 3%
Vitamin A 7µg 38µg 3%
Choline 14.2mg 3%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 1.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 800kcal 800kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 63g 313g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.5 2.5 N/A
Net carbs 1.83g 6.59g N/A
Carbs 8.53g 7.69g 0%
Calcium 12mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 0.66g N/A
Starch 0.11g 0%
Sodium 7mg 7mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.6µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.143mg 0%
Lysine 0.132mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.097mg 0%
Valine 0.107mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.111g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 15% 9% 73%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 14.66 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 73.23 g
Other: 1.58 g
8% 91%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 7.69 g
Water: 91.41 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +400%
Contains more FatsFats +4786.7%
Contains more OtherOther +690%
Contains more WaterWater +24.8%
~equal in Carbs ~7.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 71% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.799 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.816 g
28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.068 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.09 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11850%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1917.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.8%

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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. Avocado - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171705/nutrients
  2. Acerola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171686/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.