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Arrowroot vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between arrowroot and oranges?

  • Arrowroot is higher in folate, iron, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B3, copper, potassium, manganese, and zinc, yet oranges are higher in vitamin C.
  • Arrowroot's daily need coverage for folate is 77% more.
  • Arrowroot has 22 times more iron than oranges. While arrowroot has 2.22mg of iron, oranges have only 0.1mg.
  • The glycemic index of oranges is lower.

We used Arrowroot, raw and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties types in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 12% 16% 3.8% 15% 1.9% 6% 0% 3.3% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +150.8%
Contains more IronIron +2120%
Contains more CopperCopper +168.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +600%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +596%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +566.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 177% 3.7% 3.6% 0% 22% 9.2% 5.3% 15% 14% 0% 0% 23% 4.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +64.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +500.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +343.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1026.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1000%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arrowroot Orange DV% diff.
Folate 338µg 30µg 77%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 53.2mg 57%
Iron 2.22mg 0.1mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.266mg 0.06mg 16%
Phosphorus 98mg 14mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.693mg 0.282mg 9%
Copper 0.121mg 0.045mg 8%
Potassium 454mg 181mg 8%
Protein 4.24g 0.94g 7%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.025mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.087mg 5%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.07mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 2.4g 4%
Magnesium 25mg 10mg 4%
Calcium 6mg 40mg 3%
Choline 8.4mg 2%
Sodium 26mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 11µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Carbs 13.39g 11.75g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.25mg 1%
Calories 65kcal 47kcal 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 12.09g 9.35g N/A
Sugar 9.35g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.015g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.023g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.025g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.018mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
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12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +351.1%
Contains more FatsFats +66.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14%
Contains more OtherOther +222.7%
~equal in Water ~86.75g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
Orange
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24% 37% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.015 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.025 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +268%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +475%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/nutrients
  2. Orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169097/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.