Prickly pear, raw leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie
Acerola (West Indian cherry), raw: 100 g · Prickly pear, raw: 100 g.
The verdict
Prickly pear, raw comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acerola (West Indian cherry), raw for more vitamin C.
Pick Prickly pear, raw for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on saturated fat.
Head-to-head
- Energy32 kcal41 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.4 g0.73 gWIN
- Carbohydrate7.69 g9.57 g
- Fibermore is better1.1 g3.6 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat0.3 g0.51 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.07 g0.07 g
- Sodiumless is better7 mg5 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better146 mg220 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better12 mg56 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.2 mg0.3 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better18 mg85 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN1677.6 mg14 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.

