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Grapefruit vs. Chinese cuisine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between grapefruit and chinese cuisine

  • Grapefruit has more vitamin C; however, chinese cuisine is higher in vitamin K, vitamin B12, zinc, iron, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and folate.
  • Chinese cuisine covers your daily vitamin K needs 43% more than grapefruit.
  • Chinese cuisine contains 3 times less vitamin C than grapefruit. Grapefruit contains 31.2mg of vitamin C, while chinese cuisine contains 11.6mg.
  • The glycemic index of chinese cuisine is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas and Restaurant, Chinese, beef, and vegetables.

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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 11% 6.6% 18% 42% 16% 41% 33% 53% 19% 37%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.1%
Contains more IronIron +1287.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2042.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +322.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +568.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6600%
~equal in Calcium ~22mg

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 39% 21% 16% 1.5% 8.3% 13% 25% 27% 37% 60% 128% 34% 19%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +169%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +530.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +547.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +203.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +246.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +348.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~63µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Grapefruit Chinese cuisine DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0µg 51.3µg 43%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 11.6mg 22%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.48µg 20%
Sodium 0mg 409mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.036g 2.13g 14%
Protein 0.77g 7.08g 13%
Zinc 0.07mg 1.5mg 13%
Iron 0.08mg 1.11mg 13%
Selenium 0.1µg 6.7µg 12%
Fats 0.14g 5.3g 8%
Phosphorus 18mg 76mg 8%
Folate 13µg 45µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.161mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.204mg 1.32mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.82mg 5%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.147mg 5%
Choline 7.7mg 34.5mg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 14mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.978g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.262mg 0.443mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 1.217g 3%
Calories 42kcal 105kcal 3%
Potassium 135mg 204mg 2%
Fructose 1.77g 0.55g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.055mg 2%
Copper 0.032mg 0.049mg 2%
Carbs 10.66g 7.29g 1%
Magnesium 9mg 15mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0.033mg 1%
Starch 0g 1.82g 1%
Vitamin A 58µg 63µg 1%
Net carbs 9.06g 5.79g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 3IU 0%
Calcium 22mg 22mg 0%
Sugar 6.89g 2.41g N/A
Fiber 1.6g 1.5g 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.058g N/A
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0.313mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.314mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0.525mg 0%
Lysine 0.019mg 0.552mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.158mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0.317mg 0%
Valine 0.015mg 0.327mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.207mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.264g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.803g N/A

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
7% 5% 7% 79%
Protein: 7.08 g
Fats: 5.3 g
Carbs: 7.29 g
Water: 78.82 g
Other: 1.51 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.2%
Contains more WaterWater +11.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +819.5%
Contains more FatsFats +3685.7%
Contains more OtherOther +308.1%

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
23% 28% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.978 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.217 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.13 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5985%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5816.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
51% 23% 26%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 3.51 g
Glucose: 1.61 g
Fructose: 1.77 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
43% 28% 16% 13%
Starch: 1.82 g
Sucrose: 1.17 g
Glucose: 0.69 g
Fructose: 0.55 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +200%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +133.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +221.8%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Chinese cuisine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168072/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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