Grapefruit vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are grapefruit and table salt different?
- Grapefruit has more vitamin C, vitamin A, fiber, and vitamin B5 than table salt.
- Daily need coverage for sodium for table salt is 1685% higher.
- Table salt has less sugar.
- Table salt has a lower glycemic index (0) than grapefruit (25).
Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas and Salt, table 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +800% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1587.5% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
| Contains more IronIron | +312.5% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +42.9% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +354.5% |
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.
| 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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Sodium | 0mg | 38758mg | 1685% |
| 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% |
| Carbs | 10.66g | 0g | 4% |
| Potassium | 135mg | 8mg | 4% |
| Folate | 13µg | 0µg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.08mg | 0.33mg | 3% |
| Manganese | 0.022mg | 0.1mg | 3% |
| Phosphorus | 18mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.031mg | 0mg | 2% |
| Protein | 0.77g | 0g | 2% |
| Calories | 42kcal | 0kcal | 2% |
| Fructose | 1.77g | 2% | |
| Magnesium | 9mg | 1mg | 2% |
| Choline | 7.7mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.13mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.204mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Fats | 0.14g | 0g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 9.06g | 0g | N/A |
| Calcium | 22mg | 24mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 6.89g | 0g | N/A |
| Copper | 0.032mg | 0.03mg | 0% |
| Zinc | 0.07mg | 0.1mg | 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 | 0mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.013mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.008mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.015mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.019mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.007mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.013mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.015mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.008mg | 0mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.77 g
Fats:
0.14 g
Carbs:
10.66 g
Water:
88.06 g
Other:
0.37 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
0.2 g
Other:
99.8 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +43930% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +26873% |
