Maraschino cherries leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Acerola (West Indian cherry), raw: 100 g · Maraschino cherries: 100 g.
The verdict
Maraschino cherries comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acerola (West Indian cherry), raw for more protein, more potassium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Maraschino cherries for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy32 kcal165 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN0.4 g0.22 g
- Carbohydrate7.69 g41.97 g
- Fibermore is better1.1 g3.2 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—38.77 g
- Total fat0.3 g0.21 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.07 g0.04 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better7 mg4 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN146 mg21 mg
- Calciummore is better12 mg54 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.2 mg0.43 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN18 mg4 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN1677.6 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

