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Grapefruit vs. Coca-Cola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between grapefruit and Coca-Cola

  • Grapefruit has more vitamin C, vitamin A, fiber, and vitamin B5 than Coca-Cola.
  • Grapefruit's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 35% more.
  • Grapefruit contains less sugar.
  • Coca-Cola has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of Coca-Cola is 63, while the glycemic index of grapefruit is 25.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas and Beverages, carbonated, cola, fast-food cola.

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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 0% 0.6% 0.18% 4.1% 0.33% 0.55% 4.3% 0.52% 0.26% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6650%
Contains more CopperCopper +3100%
Contains more ZincZinc +250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1000%
Contains more IronIron +37.5%
~equal in Selenium ~0.1µg

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +2466.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Grapefruit Coca-Cola DV% diff.
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0mg 35%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Vitamin A 58µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.262mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0mg 4%
Potassium 135mg 2mg 4%
Folate 13µg 0µg 3%
Copper 0.032mg 0.001mg 3%
Fructose 1.77g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0mg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 8mg 2%
Magnesium 9mg 0mg 2%
Calcium 22mg 2mg 2%
Choline 7.7mg 0.3mg 1%
Protein 0.77g 0.07g 1%
Phosphorus 18mg 10mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.204mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0mg 1%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.002mg 1%
Calories 42kcal 37kcal 0%
Fats 0.14g 0.02g 0%
Carbs 10.66g 9.56g 0%
Net carbs 9.06g 9.56g N/A
Iron 0.08mg 0.11mg 0%
Sugar 6.89g 8.97g N/A
Zinc 0.07mg 0.02mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 4mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.036g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.019mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0%
Valine 0.015mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 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
10% 90%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 90.31 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1000%
Contains more FatsFats +600%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.5%
Contains more OtherOther +825%
~equal in Water ~90.31g

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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. Coca-Cola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175093/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.