Java plum vs. Tamarind — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between java plum and tamarind?

Java plum is higher in vitamin C, yet tamarind is higher in vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and calcium.
Tamarind's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 35% more.
Java plum has 4 times more vitamin C than tamarind. While java plum has 14.3mg of vitamin C, tamarind has only 3.5mg.

We used Java-plum, (jambolan), raw and Tamarinds, raw types 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.

Java plum

Tamarind

Contains less SodiumSodium

-50%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+513.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+289.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+694.9%
Contains more IronIron	+1373.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+564.7%

~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.

Java plum

Tamarind

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+308.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+7033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+645.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+73.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.006mg	0.428mg	35%
Iron	0.19mg	2.8mg	33%
Fiber		5.1g	20%
Magnesium	15mg	92mg	18%
Carbs	15.56g	62.5g	16%
Potassium	79mg	628mg	16%
Phosphorus	17mg	113mg	14%
Vitamin C	14.3mg	3.5mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.012mg	0.152mg	11%
Copper		0.086mg	10%
Vitamin B3	0.26mg	1.938mg	10%
Calories	60kcal	239kcal	9%
Calcium	19mg	74mg	6%
Protein	0.72g	2.8g	4%
Folate		14µg	4%
Vitamin B5		0.143mg	3%
Selenium		1.3µg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.038mg	0.066mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.8µg	2%
Choline		8.6mg	2%
Fats	0.23g	0.6g	1%
Zinc		0.1mg	1%
Sodium	14mg	28mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.1mg	1%
Saturated fat		0.272g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	833kcal	854kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	167g	42g	N/A
Net carbs	15.56g	57.4g	N/A
Sugar		38.8g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.181g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.059g	0%
Tryptophan		0.018mg	0%
Lysine		0.139mg	0%
Methionine		0.014mg	0%