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Grapefruit vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between grapefruit and sweet and sour

  • Grapefruit has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and fiber; however, sweet, and sour is richer in manganese and copper.
  • Sweet and sour's daily need coverage for manganese is 32% more.
  • Grapefruit contains 115 times more vitamin A than sweet and sour. Grapefruit contains 1150IU of vitamin A, while sweet, and sour contains 10IU.
  • Grapefruit contains less sugar.
  • Sweet and sour has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of sweet and sour is 70, while the glycemic index of grapefruit is 25.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +120%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +157.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more IronIron +162.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +146.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +28.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3359.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +258.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +181.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +62.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +220.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.187mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.053mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Grapefruit Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Manganese 0.022mg 0.761mg 32%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 8.7mg 25%
Sodium 0mg 371mg 16%
Carbs 10.66g 38.22g 9%
Fiber 1.6g 0.1g 6%
Vitamin A 58µg 1µg 6%
Calories 42kcal 150kcal 5%
Copper 0.032mg 0.079mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.262mg 0.093mg 3%
Phosphorus 18mg 7mg 2%
Fructose 1.77g 2%
Iron 0.08mg 0.21mg 2%
Folate 13µg 8µg 1%
Choline 7.7mg 2.4mg 1%
Potassium 135mg 99mg 1%
Calcium 22mg 10mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.01mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.4µg 1%
Protein 0.77g 0.27g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.019mg 1%
Fats 0.14g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 9.06g 38.12g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 6.89g 18.75g N/A
Zinc 0.07mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0.048mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.204mg 0.187mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.053mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.2µg 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +185.2%
Contains more FatsFats +600%
Contains more WaterWater +46.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +258.5%
Contains more OtherOther +229.7%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/nutrients

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

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