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Grapefruit vs. Egg white — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between grapefruit and egg whites?

  • Grapefruit is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, and fiber, yet egg whites are richer in selenium and vitamin B2.
  • Egg whites' daily need coverage for selenium is 36% higher.
  • Egg whites contain less sugar.
  • Egg whites have a lower glycemic index than grapefruit.

We used Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas and Egg, white, raw, fresh types in this comparison.

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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 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +214.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +39.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19900%
~equal in Iron ~0.08mg

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% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +975%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +94.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +37.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +960%
Contains more FolateFolate +225%
Contains more CholineCholine +600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1316.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Grapefruit Egg white DV% diff.
Selenium 0.1µg 20µg 36%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.439mg 31%
Protein 0.77g 10.9g 20%
Sodium 0mg 166mg 7%
Vitamin A 58µg 0µg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.005mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0.004mg 3%
Carbs 10.66g 0.73g 3%
Folate 13µg 4µg 2%
Fructose 1.77g 0.07g 2%
Calcium 22mg 7mg 2%
Calories 42kcal 52kcal 1%
Potassium 135mg 163mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.262mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.204mg 0.105mg 1%
Choline 7.7mg 1.1mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0mg 1%
Copper 0.032mg 0.023mg 1%
Fats 0.14g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 9.06g 0.73g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 11mg 0%
Iron 0.08mg 0.08mg 0%
Sugar 6.89g 0.71g N/A
Zinc 0.07mg 0.03mg 0%
Phosphorus 18mg 15mg 0%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.011mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.036g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0.449mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.661mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 1.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.019mg 0.806mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.399mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0.686mg 0%
Valine 0.015mg 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.29mg 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
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1360.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1315.6%
Contains more FatsFats +21.4%
Contains more OtherOther +70.3%
~equal in Water ~87.57g

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
10% 49% 10% 10% 10% 10%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 0.34 g
Fructose: 0.07 g
Lactose: 0.07 g
Maltose: 0.07 g
Galactose: 0.07 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +4914.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +373.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2428.6%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~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. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/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.