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Eggplant vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are eggplant and oranges different?

  • Eggplant is higher in manganese; however, oranges are richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for oranges is 57% higher.
  • Eggplant contains 9 times more manganese than oranges. While eggplant contains 0.232mg of manganese, oranges contain only 0.025mg.
  • Eggplant has less sugar.
  • Eggplant has a lower glycemic index (30) than oranges (45).

Eggplant, raw and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties are the varieties 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 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.5%
Contains more IronIron +130%
Contains more CopperCopper +80%
Contains more ZincZinc +128.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +828%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +344.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%

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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
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 EVitamin E +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +130.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2318.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +123.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +36.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +21.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Eggplant Orange DV% diff.
Vitamin C 2.2mg 53.2mg 57%
Manganese 0.232mg 0.025mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.087mg 4%
Copper 0.081mg 0.045mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 0µg 3%
Calcium 9mg 40mg 3%
Fiber 3g 2.4g 2%
Folate 22µg 30µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.084mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.649mg 0.282mg 2%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Carbs 5.88g 11.75g 2%
Iron 0.23mg 0.1mg 2%
Calories 25kcal 47kcal 1%
Magnesium 14mg 10mg 1%
Zinc 0.16mg 0.07mg 1%
Phosphorus 24mg 14mg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 11µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.18mg 1%
Potassium 229mg 181mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.281mg 0.25mg 1%
Protein 0.98g 0.94g 0%
Fats 0.18g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 2.88g 9.35g N/A
Sugar 3.53g 9.35g N/A
Sodium 2mg 0mg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.5µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0.04mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.015g 0%
Choline 6.9mg 8.4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.023g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 0.025g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.045mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.064mg 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.018mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Orange
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 FatsFats +50%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +99.8%
~equal in Protein ~0.94g
~equal in Water ~86.75g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Orange
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 +204%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +43.8%

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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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/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.