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Cockles vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cockles and oranges different?

  • Cockles are richer in iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2, while oranges are higher in vitamin B1.
  • Cockles cover your daily need for iron, 201% more than oranges.
  • Cockles contain 11 times more vitamin B3 than oranges. Cockles contain 3.2mg of vitamin B3, while oranges contain 0.282mg.

Cockles, raw (Alaska Native) and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties 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% 9% 0% 608% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Orange
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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 IronIron +16100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
~equal in Sodium ~0mg

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% 2.5% 46% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Orange
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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 B2Vitamin B2 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1034.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +770%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cockles Orange DV% diff.
Iron 16.2mg 0.1mg 201%
Vitamin C 53.2mg 59%
Protein 13.5g 0.94g 25%
Vitamin B3 3.2mg 0.282mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.04mg 12%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Folate 30µg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.087mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 5%
Potassium 181mg 5%
Copper 0.045mg 5%
Choline 8.4mg 2%
Calories 79kcal 47kcal 2%
Magnesium 10mg 2%
Phosphorus 14mg 2%
Carbs 4.7g 11.75g 2%
Vitamin A 11µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Manganese 0.025mg 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Zinc 0.07mg 1%
Calcium 30mg 40mg 1%
Fats 0.7g 0.12g 1%
Net carbs 4.7g 9.35g N/A
Sugar 9.35g N/A
Saturated fat 0.015g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 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
14% 5% 79% 2%
Protein: 13.5 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 4.7 g
Water: 78.8 g
Other: 2.3 g
Orange
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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 +1336.2%
Contains more FatsFats +483.3%
Contains more OtherOther +422.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +150%
Contains more WaterWater +10.1%

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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. Cockles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169803/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.

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