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Orange juice vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are orange juice and merlot different?

  • Orange juice is richer in vitamin C, folate, and vitamin B1, while merlot is higher in manganese.
  • Orange juice covers your daily need for vitamin C, 56% more than merlot.
  • Orange juice contains 30 times more folate than merlot. Orange juice contains 30µg of folate, while merlot contains 1µg.
  • Merlot is lower in sugar.
  • Orange juice has a higher glycemic index (50) than merlot (15).

Orange juice, raw and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot types were 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 7.9% 3.3% 18% 7.5% 15% 1.4% 7.3% 0.13% 1.8% 0.55%
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more IronIron +130%
Contains more ZincZinc +180%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +842.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg

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 167% 3.3% 0.8% 0% 23% 6.9% 7.5% 11% 9.2% 0% 0.25% 23% 3.4%
Merlot
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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% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +78.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2900%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.031mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Orange juice Merlot DV% diff.
Vitamin C 50mg 0mg 56%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.005mg 7%
Folate 30µg 1µg 7%
Manganese 0.014mg 0.132mg 5%
Copper 0.044mg 0.011mg 4%
Iron 0.2mg 0.46mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.03mg 3%
Carbs 10.4g 2.51g 3%
Calories 45kcal 83kcal 2%
Potassium 200mg 127mg 2%
Vitamin A 10µg 1%
Choline 6.2mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.224mg 1%
Protein 0.7g 0.07g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.057mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Phosphorus 17mg 23mg 1%
Zinc 0.05mg 0.14mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0g 0%
Net carbs 10.2g 2.51g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 12mg 0%
Calcium 11mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 8.4g 0.62g N/A
Sodium 1mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.031mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.024g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.04g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.008mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.003mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.4 g
Water: 88.3 g
Other: 0.4 g
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +900%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +314.3%
Contains more OtherOther +2607.5%
~equal in Water ~86.59g

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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. Orange juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169098/nutrients
  2. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/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.