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Grapefruit vs. Tomato sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are grapefruit and tomato sauce different?

  • Grapefruit is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A; however, tomato sauce is richer in iron, copper, and vitamin E.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for grapefruit is 27% higher.
  • Grapefruit contains 3 times more vitamin A than tomato sauce. While grapefruit contains 1150IU of vitamin A, tomato sauce contains only 435IU.
  • Tomato sauce has less sugar.

Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas and Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added 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.
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% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +120%
Contains more IronIron +1100%
Contains more CopperCopper +259.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +214.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +413.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%

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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +345.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +163.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +79.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +44.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1007.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +109.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +385.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +84.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +28.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Grapefruit Tomato sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin C 31.2mg 7mg 27%
Iron 0.08mg 0.96mg 11%
Copper 0.032mg 0.115mg 9%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1.44mg 9%
Potassium 135mg 297mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.204mg 0.991mg 5%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.113mg 4%
Vitamin A 58µg 22µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.098mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.065mg 3%
Carbs 10.66g 5.31g 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.8µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0.024mg 2%
Folate 13µg 9µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.262mg 0.309mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.036g 0.121g 1%
Protein 0.77g 1.2g 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.6µg 1%
Calories 42kcal 24kcal 1%
Phosphorus 18mg 27mg 1%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.22mg 1%
Calcium 22mg 14mg 1%
Magnesium 9mg 15mg 1%
Fats 0.14g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 9.06g 3.81g N/A
Sugar 6.89g 3.56g N/A
Fiber 1.6g 1.5g 0%
Sodium 0mg 11mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.041g 0%
Choline 7.7mg 9.9mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.019mg 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.015mg 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.02mg 0%
Fructose 1.77g 1.67g 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
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +100.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +55.8%
Contains more FatsFats +114.3%
Contains more OtherOther +416.2%
~equal in Water ~91.28g

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
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +120%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +236.1%

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
2% 51% 47%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 1.82 g
Fructose: 1.67 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +4914.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +13%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Fructose ~1.67g
~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. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/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.