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Garlic vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between garlic and oranges

  • Garlic has more vitamin B6, manganese, copper, selenium, iron, phosphorus, calcium, zinc, and vitamin B1; however, oranges are higher in vitamin C.
  • Garlic covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 90% more than oranges.
  • Oranges contain 67 times less manganese than garlic. Garlic contains 1.672mg of manganese, while oranges contain 0.025mg.
  • The glycemic index of oranges is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Garlic, 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.
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Orange
1
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 CalciumCalcium +352.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121.5%
Contains more IronIron +1600%
Contains more CopperCopper +564.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1557.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +992.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6588%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2740%
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.
Garlic
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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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +129.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +175%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +148.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +138.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1958.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +176.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +70.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +125%
Contains more FolateFolate +900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Orange DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.06mg 90%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.025mg 72%
Copper 0.299mg 0.045mg 28%
Selenium 14.2µg 0.5µg 25%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 53.2mg 24%
Iron 1.7mg 0.1mg 20%
Phosphorus 153mg 14mg 20%
Calcium 181mg 40mg 14%
Protein 6.36g 0.94g 11%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.07mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.087mg 9%
Folate 3µg 30µg 7%
Carbs 33.06g 11.75g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.25mg 7%
Potassium 401mg 181mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.04mg 5%
Calories 149kcal 47kcal 5%
Magnesium 25mg 10mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.282mg 3%
Choline 23.2mg 8.4mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.18mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.025g 1%
Sodium 17mg 0mg 1%
Fiber 2.1g 2.4g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.12g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 11µg 1%
Net carbs 30.96g 9.35g N/A
Sugar 1g 9.35g N/A
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.015g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.023g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.018mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Orange
1
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 +576.6%
Contains more FatsFats +316.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +181.4%
Contains more OtherOther +240.9%
Contains more WaterWater +48.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 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 +896%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +109.1%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.