Kiwi vs. Tamarind — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between kiwi and tamarind

Kiwi has more vitamin C, vitamin K, and vitamin E; however, tamarind is richer in vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and potassium.
Kiwi covers your daily vitamin C needs 99% more than tamarind.
Tamarind has 15 times less vitamin E than kiwi. Kiwi has 1.46mg of vitamin E, while tamarind has 0.1mg.
Kiwi has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of kiwi is 58, while the glycemic index of tamarind is 23.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Kiwifruit, green, 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.

Kiwi

Tamarind

Contains more CopperCopper	+51.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+40%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+441.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+117.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+101.3%
Contains more IronIron	+803.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+232.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+550%

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.

Kiwi

Tamarind

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2548.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1360%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1339.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+78.6%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1485.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+508%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+468.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.066mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	92.7mg	3.5mg	99%
Vitamin B1	0.027mg	0.428mg	33%
Iron	0.31mg	2.8mg	31%
Vitamin K	40.3µg	2.8µg	31%
Magnesium	17mg	92mg	18%
Carbs	14.66g	62.5g	16%
Phosphorus	34mg	113mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.025mg	0.152mg	10%
Vitamin B3	0.341mg	1.938mg	10%
Calories	61kcal	239kcal	9%
Potassium	312mg	628mg	9%
Vitamin E	1.46mg	0.1mg	9%
Fiber	3g	5.1g	8%
Copper	0.13mg	0.086mg	5%
Fructose	4.35g		5%
Calcium	34mg	74mg	4%
Manganese	0.098mg		4%
Protein	1.14g	2.8g	3%
Folate	25µg	14µg	3%
Selenium	0.2µg	1.3µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.287g	0.059g	2%
Sodium	3mg	28mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.183mg	0.143mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.029g	0.272g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.9g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	535kcal	854kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	164g	42g	N/A
Fats	0.52g	0.6g	0%
Net carbs	11.66g	57.4g	N/A
Sugar	8.99g	38.8g	N/A
Zinc	0.14mg	0.1mg	0%
Vitamin A	4µg	2µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.063mg	0.066mg	0%
Choline	7.8mg	8.6mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.047g	0.181g	0%
Tryptophan	0.015mg	0.018mg	0%
Threonine	0.047mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg		0%
Leucine	0.066mg		0%
Lysine	0.061mg	0.139mg	0%
Methionine	0.024mg	0.014mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.044mg		0%
Valine	0.057mg		0%
Histidine	0.027mg		0%