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Carissa (natal-plum) vs. Cranberries — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carissa (natal-plum) and cranberries different?

  • Carissa (natal-plum) has more vitamin C, copper, iron, and potassium than cranberries.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for carissa (natal-plum) is 27% higher.
  • Carissa (natal-plum) contains 6 times more iron than cranberries. While carissa (natal-plum) contains 1.31mg of iron, cranberries contain only 0.23mg.

Carissa, (natal-plum), raw and Cranberries, raw are the varieties used 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 11% 3.3% 23% 49% 70% 0% 3% 0.39% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 2.4% 7.1% 8.6% 19% 2.5% 4.7% 0.26% 35% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +225%
Contains more IronIron +469.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +275%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 127% 0% 0.67% 0% 10% 14% 3.8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 47% 0% 1% 26% 3% 4.6% 1.9% 18% 13% 0% 13% 0.75%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +98%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carissa (natal-plum) Cranberries DV% diff.
Vitamin C 38mg 14mg 27%
Copper 0.21mg 0.056mg 17%
Iron 1.31mg 0.23mg 14%
Fiber 3.6g 14%
Manganese 0.267mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.32mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 6%
Potassium 260mg 80mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.057mg 4%
Vitamin K 5µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.02mg 3%
Fats 1.3g 0.13g 2%
Magnesium 16mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.012mg 2%
Calories 62kcal 46kcal 1%
Carbs 13.63g 11.97g 1%
Zinc 0.09mg 1%
Phosphorus 7mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.101mg 1%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Fructose 0.67g 1%
Protein 0.5g 0.46g 0%
Weight per 100 calories 161g 217g N/A
Net carbs 13.63g 8.37g N/A
Calcium 11mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 4.27g N/A
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 3µg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Folate 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.008g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.018g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.033mg 0%
Leucine 0.053mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.045mg 0%
Histidine 0.018mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 84%
Protein: 0.5 g
Fats: 1.3 g
Carbs: 13.63 g
Water: 84.17 g
Other: 0.4 g
12% 87%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 11.97 g
Water: 87.32 g
Other: 0.12 g
Contains more FatsFats +900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.9%
~equal in Protein ~0.46g
~equal in Water ~87.32g

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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. Carissa (natal-plum) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173952/nutrients
  2. Cranberries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171722/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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