Tamarind, raw leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Acerola (West Indian cherry), raw: 100 g · Tamarind, raw: 100 g.
The verdict
Tamarind, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acerola (West Indian cherry), raw for less saturated fat, less sodium and more vitamin C.
Pick Tamarind, raw for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy32 kcal239 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.4 g2.8 gWIN
- Carbohydrate7.69 g62.5 g
- Fibermore is better1.1 g5.1 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—38.8 g
- Total fat0.3 g0.6 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.07 g0.27 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN7 mg28 mg
- Potassiummore is better146 mg628 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better12 mg74 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.2 mg2.8 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better18 mg92 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN1677.6 mg3.5 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.

