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Coca-Cola vs. Mandarin orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Coca-Cola and mandarin oranges different?

  • Mandarin oranges are higher than Coca-Cola in vitamin C, vitamin A, fiber, and vitamin B6.
  • Mandarin oranges cover your daily need for vitamin C, 30% more than Coca-Cola.
  • Coca-Cola has a higher glycemic index (63) than mandarin oranges (47).

Beverages, carbonated, cola, fast-food cola and Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), raw types were used 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 0% 0.6% 0.18% 4.1% 0.33% 0.55% 4.3% 0.52% 0.26% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 11% 15% 5.6% 14% 1.9% 8.6% 0.26% 5.1% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8200%
Contains more IronIron +36.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +4100%
Contains more ZincZinc +250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1850%
~equal in Selenium ~0.1µg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
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 89% 11% 4% 0% 15% 8.3% 7.1% 13% 18% 0% 0% 12% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +3300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coca-Cola Mandarin orange DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 26.7mg 30%
Fiber 0g 1.8g 7%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.078mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.058mg 5%
Potassium 2mg 166mg 5%
Copper 0.001mg 0.042mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 34µg 4%
Folate 0µg 16µg 4%
Calcium 2mg 37mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.216mg 4%
Fructose 2.4g 3%
Magnesium 0mg 12mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.036mg 3%
Choline 0.3mg 10.2mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.376mg 2%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.039mg 2%
Caffeine 8mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.2mg 1%
Iron 0.11mg 0.15mg 1%
Carbs 9.56g 13.34g 1%
Calories 37kcal 53kcal 1%
Phosphorus 10mg 20mg 1%
Protein 0.07g 0.81g 1%
Fats 0.02g 0.31g 0%
Net carbs 9.56g 11.54g N/A
Sugar 8.97g 10.58g N/A
Zinc 0.02mg 0.07mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.06g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.065g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.016mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.028mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.018mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 90%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 90.31 g
Other: 0.04 g
13% 85%
Protein: 0.81 g
Fats: 0.31 g
Carbs: 13.34 g
Water: 85.17 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1057.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1450%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39.5%
Contains more OtherOther +825%
~equal in Water ~85.17g

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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. Coca-Cola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175093/nutrients
  2. Mandarin orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169105/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.