Create allergy card
← Browse ingredients

Acerola cherry

Acerola cherry is the tart tropical acerola fruit, not a true cherry, with thin skin and juicy flesh used fresh, in juice or purée.

Acerola cherry — illustrative ingredient image

About Acerola cherry

Acerola cherry is the small, rounded tropical fruit also called acerola. It ripens from green through yellow to red and has thin skin, juicy tart flesh and several small seeds; despite its name, it is not a true cherry.

The fruit is eaten fresh where available and used for juice, purée and other preparations. These processed forms can differ in concentration and may include added ingredients, so they should not be treated as equivalent to fresh acerola fruit.

Ingredient type
whole food

FOLLOW IT TO THE PLATE

Where will you meet it?

Explore the dishes that use this ingredient and their country and cuisine connections.

Explore linked dishes

ON A MENU OR LABEL

Find local names and written forms to help recognise this ingredient.

See local names

Where acerola cherry appears

0 linked foods

Find foods to recognise by country and type. Recipes and products vary; these are recorded ingredient connections.

Food connections are still being added.

No linked foods are available for this ingredient yet.

Name examples awaiting language review. Confirm the specific food or product.

Local names for acerola cherry

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

Cerise acérola, chair et peau, sans noyau, crue

Search alias · Not a confirmed translation

English

Cerise acérola, chair et peau, sans noyau, crue, prélevée à la Martinique

Search alias · Not a confirmed translation

Available names only. Languages may be spoken in other countries; a name alone does not identify every ingredient in a dish.

Acerola cherry nutrition & diet

Acerola cherry nutritional value

Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded USDA food form.

Calories
32kcal
Protein
0.4g
Carbs
7.7g
Fat
0.3g

Reference values for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, brands and preparation can differ.

Fresh fruit and processed acerola products differ in water content and concentration; sweetened or blended forms may have additional compositional differences.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.

Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

Last recorded verification: .