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Chokecherries vs. Pitanga (Surinam cherry) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chokecherries and pitanga (Surinam cherry)

  • Chokecherries are higher in carbs and potassium, yet pitanga (Surinam cherry) is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Pitanga (Surinam cherry) covers your daily vitamin C needs 28% more than chokecherries.
  • Chokecherries contain 5 times more carbs than pitanga (Surinam cherry). While chokecherries contain 33.88g of carbs, pitanga (Surinam cherry) contains only 7.49g.

Food varieties used in this article are Chokecherries, raw, pitted (Shoshone Bannock) and Pitanga, (surinam-cherry), raw.

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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 15% 12% 27% 15% 23% 5.2% 19% 0.26% 25% 9.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.7% 9.1% 7.5% 0% 0% 4.7% 0.39% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +344.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +200%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +309.1%
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 2.3% 0% 0.67% 15% 7.3% 13% 13% 20% 45% 0% 73% 7.5%
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 88% 0% 25% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +124%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3657.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3650%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.03mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chokecherries Pitanga (Surinam cherry) DV% diff.
Fiber 17g 68%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 26.3mg 28%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.193mg 15%
Carbs 33.88g 7.49g 9%
Copper 0.068mg 8%
Vitamin A 2µg 75µg 8%
Manganese 0.192mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.33mg 7%
Fructose 5.38g 7%
Calories 156kcal 33kcal 6%
Potassium 309mg 103mg 6%
Phosphorus 45mg 11mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 5%
Protein 2.89g 0.8g 4%
Calcium 40mg 9mg 3%
Iron 0.4mg 0.2mg 3%
Selenium 1.7µg 3%
Folate 10µg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 12mg 2%
Zinc 0.19mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.672mg 0.3mg 2%
Fats 0.98g 0.4g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.04mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.9g 2.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 540kcal 413kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 64g 303g N/A
Net carbs 16.88g 7.49g N/A
Sugar 14.22g N/A
Starch 0.87g 0%
Sodium 2mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 34% 62%
Protein: 2.89 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 33.88 g
Water: 61.5 g
Other: 0.75 g
7% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 7.49 g
Water: 90.81 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +261.3%
Contains more FatsFats +145%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +352.3%
Contains more WaterWater +47.7%

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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. Chokecherries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168058/nutrients
  2. Pitanga (Surinam cherry) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169129/nutrients

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

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