Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Mandarin orange vs. Pomelo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Summary of differences between mandarin oranges and pomelo

  • Mandarin oranges have more vitamin A; however, pomelo is higher in vitamin C.
  • Pomelo covers your daily need for vitamin C, 38% more than mandarin oranges.
  • Mandarin oranges have 85 times more vitamin A than pomelo. While mandarin oranges have 681IU of vitamin A, pomelo has only 8IU.
  • The glycemic index of pomelo is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), raw and Pummelo, raw.

Infographic

Mandarin orange vs Pomelo infographic
Infographic link

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 8.6% 11% 15% 5.6% 14% 1.9% 8.6% 0.26% 5.1% 0.55%
Pomelo
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 19% 4.1% 16% 2.2% 7.3% 0.13% 2.2% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +825%
Contains more IronIron +36.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +129.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +14.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%

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 89% 11% 4% 0% 15% 8.3% 7.1% 13% 18% 0% 0% 12% 5.6%
Pomelo
1
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 203% 0% 0% 0% 8.5% 6.2% 4.1% 0% 8.3% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +70.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +116.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +128.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mandarin orange Pomelo DV% diff.
Vitamin C 26.7mg 61mg 38%
Folate 16µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.216mg 4%
Vitamin A 34µg 0µg 4%
Fructose 2.4g 3%
Fiber 1.8g 1g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.078mg 0.036mg 3%
Calcium 37mg 4mg 3%
Choline 10.2mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.058mg 0.034mg 2%
Calories 53kcal 38kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.376mg 0.22mg 1%
Copper 0.042mg 0.048mg 1%
Iron 0.15mg 0.11mg 1%
Carbs 13.34g 9.62g 1%
Potassium 166mg 216mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.2mg 1%
Manganese 0.039mg 0.017mg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 6mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.036mg 0.027mg 1%
Protein 0.81g 0.76g 0%
Fats 0.31g 0.04g 0%
Net carbs 11.54g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 10.58g N/A
Zinc 0.07mg 0.08mg 0%
Phosphorus 20mg 17mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.06g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.065g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.016mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.028mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.018mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 85%
Protein: 0.81 g
Fats: 0.31 g
Carbs: 13.34 g
Water: 85.17 g
Other: 0.37 g
Pomelo
2
10% 89%
Protein: 0.76 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 9.62 g
Water: 89.1 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more FatsFats +675%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +38.7%
Contains more OtherOther +29.7%
~equal in Protein ~0.76g
~equal in Water ~89.1g

People also compare

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. Mandarin orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169105/nutrients
  2. Pomelo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167754/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.