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Grapefruit vs. Candy bar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are grapefruit and candy bar different?

  • Grapefruit is higher in vitamin C; however, candy bar is richer in vitamin B6, copper, manganese, vitamin B3, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin E, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for candy bar is 11765% higher.
  • Grapefruit has less saturated fat.
  • Grapefruit has a lower glycemic index (25) than candy bar (51).

Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas and Candies, peanut bar 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 6.4% 6.6% 12% 3% 11% 1.9% 7.7% 0% 2.9% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 79% 23% 36% 36% 258% 107% 132% 20% 162% 26%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1122.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +254.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +201.5%
Contains more IronIron +1112.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +2318.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +5528.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1611.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5550%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4600%

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 104% 19% 2.6% 0% 11% 7.2% 3.8% 16% 12% 0% 0% 9.8% 4.2%
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% 82% 0% 25% 32% 149% 50% 35308% 0% 0% 56% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3053.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +132.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +351.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3783.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +216.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +288579.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +476.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +281.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Grapefruit Candy bar DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 153mg 11765%
Copper 0.032mg 0.774mg 82%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.036g 10.65g 71%
Manganese 0.022mg 1.243mg 53%
Fats 0.14g 33.7g 52%
Vitamin B3 0.204mg 7.922mg 48%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 16.721g 42%
Phosphorus 18mg 308mg 41%
Zinc 0.07mg 3.94mg 35%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0mg 35%
Protein 0.77g 15.5g 29%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 4.1mg 26%
Calories 42kcal 522kcal 24%
Magnesium 9mg 110mg 24%
Saturated fat 0.021g 4.678g 21%
Folate 13µg 75µg 16%
Carbs 10.66g 47.4g 12%
Iron 0.08mg 0.97mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.262mg 0.83mg 11%
Fiber 1.6g 4.1g 10%
Potassium 135mg 407mg 8%
Selenium 0.1µg 4.7µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.14mg 8%
Sodium 0mg 156mg 7%
Vitamin A 58µg 0µg 6%
Calcium 22mg 78mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0.1mg 5%
Choline 7.7mg 29.4mg 4%
Fructose 1.77g 2%
Net carbs 9.06g 43.3g N/A
Sugar 6.89g 42.22g N/A
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.149mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0.52mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.534mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0.986mg 0%
Lysine 0.019mg 0.545mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.185mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0.787mg 0%
Valine 0.015mg 0.638mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.385mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 0.77 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 10.66 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.37 g
16% 34% 47% 2%
Protein: 15.5 g
Fats: 33.7 g
Carbs: 47.4 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +5403.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1913%
Contains more FatsFats +23971.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +344.7%
Contains more OtherOther +386.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.036 g
15% 52% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.678 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 16.721 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 10.65 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +83505%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +29483.3%

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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. Grapefruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174673/nutrients
  2. Candy bar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169585/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.