Mango vs. Tamarind — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mango and tamarind different?

Mango is richer in vitamin C, while tamarind is higher in vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, carbs, phosphorus, fiber, potassium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
Mango covers your daily need for vitamin C 37% more than tamarind.
Mango has a higher glycemic index (51) than tamarind (23).

Mangos, raw and Tamarinds, raw types were 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.

Mango

Tamarind

Contains more CopperCopper	+29.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+820%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+572.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+273.8%
Contains more IronIron	+1650%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+707.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+116.7%

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.

Mango

Tamarind

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+940%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+800%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+37.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+80.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%
Contains more FolateFolate	+207.1%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1428.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+189.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	36.4mg	3.5mg	37%
Iron	0.16mg	2.8mg	33%
Vitamin B1	0.028mg	0.428mg	33%
Magnesium	10mg	92mg	20%
Carbs	14.98g	62.5g	16%
Potassium	168mg	628mg	14%
Fiber	1.6g	5.1g	14%
Phosphorus	14mg	113mg	14%
Calories	60kcal	239kcal	9%
Vitamin B2	0.038mg	0.152mg	9%
Vitamin B3	0.669mg	1.938mg	8%
Folate	43µg	14µg	7%
Calcium	11mg	74mg	6%
Vitamin A	54µg	2µg	6%
Fructose	4.68g		6%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	0.1mg	5%
Protein	0.82g	2.8g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.119mg	0.066mg	4%
Copper	0.111mg	0.086mg	3%
Manganese	0.063mg		3%
Sodium	1mg	28mg	1%
Selenium	0.6µg	1.3µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.197mg	0.143mg	1%
Vitamin K	4.2µg	2.8µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.092g	0.272g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.4g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	732kcal	854kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	167g	42g	N/A
Fats	0.38g	0.6g	0%
Net carbs	13.38g	57.4g	N/A
Sugar	13.66g	38.8g	N/A
Zinc	0.09mg	0.1mg	0%
Choline	7.6mg	8.6mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.14g	0.181g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.071g	0.059g	0%
Tryptophan	0.013mg	0.018mg	0%
Threonine	0.031mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.029mg		0%
Leucine	0.05mg		0%
Lysine	0.066mg	0.139mg	0%
Methionine	0.008mg	0.014mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.027mg		0%
Valine	0.042mg		0%
Histidine	0.019mg		0%