Apricot vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Differences between apricots and oranges
- Apricots are higher in vitamin A; however, oranges are richer in vitamin C and folate.
- Oranges' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 48% higher.
- Apricots have 6 times more vitamin A than oranges. While apricots have 1279IU of vitamin A, oranges have only 225IU.
- Apricots have a lower glycemic index (34) than oranges (45).
The food types used in this comparison are Apricots, raw and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties.
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Mineral Comparison
Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +43.1% |
| Contains more IronIron | +290% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +73.3% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +185.7% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +64.3% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +208% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +207.7% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +400% |
Vitamin Comparison
Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +772.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +394.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +112.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +432% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +190% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +11.1% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +233.3% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +200% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 53.2mg | 48% |
| Vitamin A | 96µg | 11µg | 9% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.03mg | 0.087mg | 5% |
| Folate | 9µg | 30µg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 0.89mg | 0.18mg | 5% |
| Iron | 0.39mg | 0.1mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.078mg | 0.045mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 3.3µg | 0µg | 3% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 40mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.6mg | 0.282mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 259mg | 181mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 2.4g | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.077mg | 0.025mg | 2% |
| Choline | 2.8mg | 8.4mg | 1% |
| Protein | 1.4g | 0.94g | 1% |
| Selenium | 0.1µg | 0.5µg | 1% |
| Fructose | 0.94g | 1% | |
| Zinc | 0.2mg | 0.07mg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 23mg | 14mg | 1% |
| Calories | 48kcal | 47kcal | 0% |
| Fats | 0.39g | 0.12g | 0% |
| Carbs | 11.12g | 11.75g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 9.12g | 9.35g | N/A |
| Magnesium | 10mg | 10mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 9.24g | 9.35g | N/A |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.04mg | 0.04mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.24mg | 0.25mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.054mg | 0.06mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.027g | 0.015g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.17g | 0.023g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.077g | 0.025g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.015mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.047mg | 0.015mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.041mg | 0.025mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.077mg | 0.023mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.097mg | 0.047mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.006mg | 0.02mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.052mg | 0.031mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.047mg | 0.04mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.027mg | 0.018mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +48.9% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +225% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +68.2% |
~equal in
Carbs
~11.75g
~equal in
Water
~86.75g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +639.1% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +208% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -44.4% |
