Acerola (West Indian cherry), raw leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Acerola (West Indian cherry), raw comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acerola (West Indian cherry), raw for less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Sour cherries, frozen for more protein, more fiber, less sodium and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.25 g2 gWIN
- Carbohydrate24.03 g23.96 g
- Fibermore is better3.44 g3.48 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—19.61 g
- Total fat0.94 g0.96 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.21 g0.22 g
- Sodiumless is better21.88 mg2.17 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN456.25 mg269.57 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN37.5 mg28.26 mg
- Ironmore is better0.63 mg1.15 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN56.25 mg19.57 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN5242.5 mg3.7 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.

