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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

  • Energy
    32 kcal
    41 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    0.4 g
    0.73 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    7.69 g
    9.57 g
  • Fibermore is better
    1.1 g
    3.6 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
  • Total fat
    0.3 g
    0.51 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.07 g
    0.07 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    7 mg
    5 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    146 mg
    220 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    12 mg
    56 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0.2 mg
    0.3 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    18 mg
    85 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN1677.6 mg
    14 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.

Acerola (West Indian cherry), raw vs Prickly pear, raw · Foodatron