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Orange vs. Coca-Cola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between oranges and Coca-Cola

  • Oranges are richer than Coca-Cola in vitamin C, fiber, folate, vitamin B1, and potassium.
  • Oranges cover your daily vitamin C needs 59% more than Coca-Cola.
  • Coca-Cola has a higher glycemic index (63) than oranges (45).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties and Beverages, carbonated, cola, fast-food cola.

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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.
Orange
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 12% 16% 3.8% 15% 1.9% 6% 0% 3.3% 2.7%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.6% 0.18% 4.1% 0.33% 0.55% 4.3% 0.52% 0.26% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8950%
Contains more CopperCopper +4400%
Contains more ZincZinc +250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
~equal in Iron ~0.11mg

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.
Orange
10
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 177% 3.7% 3.6% 0% 22% 9.2% 5.3% 15% 14% 0% 0% 23% 4.6%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
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 +2700%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Orange Coca-Cola DV% diff.
Vitamin C 53.2mg 0mg 59%
Fiber 2.4g 0g 10%
Folate 30µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0mg 7%
Copper 0.045mg 0.001mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0mg 5%
Potassium 181mg 2mg 5%
Calcium 40mg 2mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.282mg 0mg 2%
Protein 0.94g 0.07g 2%
Caffeine 0mg 8mg 2%
Magnesium 10mg 0mg 2%
Calories 47kcal 37kcal 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.1µg 1%
Phosphorus 14mg 10mg 1%
Carbs 11.75g 9.56g 1%
Choline 8.4mg 0.3mg 1%
Manganese 0.025mg 0.002mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.12g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 9.35g 9.56g N/A
Iron 0.1mg 0.11mg 0%
Sugar 9.35g 8.97g N/A
Zinc 0.07mg 0.02mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.015g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.025g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.018mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Orange
4
12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
10% 90%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 90.31 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1242.9%
Contains more FatsFats +500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1000%
~equal in Water ~90.31g

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169097/nutrients
  2. Coca-Cola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175093/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.