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Orange vs. Cockles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are oranges and cockles different?

  • Oranges are richer in vitamin B1, while cockles are higher in iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • Cockles cover your daily need for iron, 201% more than oranges.
  • Oranges contain 9 times more vitamin B1 than cockles. Oranges contain 0.087mg of vitamin B1, while cockles contain 0.01mg.

Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties and Cockles, raw (Alaska Native) 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.
Orange
8
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% 9% 0% 608% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +16100%
~equal in Sodium ~mg

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
8
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% 2.5% 46% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +770%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1034.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Orange Cockles DV% diff.
Iron 0.1mg 16.2mg 201%
Vitamin C 53.2mg 59%
Protein 0.94g 13.5g 25%
Vitamin B3 0.282mg 3.2mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.2mg 12%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Folate 30µg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.01mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 5%
Potassium 181mg 5%
Copper 0.045mg 5%
Choline 8.4mg 2%
Calories 47kcal 79kcal 2%
Magnesium 10mg 2%
Phosphorus 14mg 2%
Carbs 11.75g 4.7g 2%
Vitamin A 11µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Manganese 0.025mg 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Zinc 0.07mg 1%
Calcium 40mg 30mg 1%
Fats 0.12g 0.7g 1%
Net carbs 9.35g 4.7g N/A
Sugar 9.35g N/A
Saturated fat 0.015g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.025g 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
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12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
14% 5% 79% 2%
Protein: 13.5 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 4.7 g
Water: 78.8 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +150%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1336.2%
Contains more FatsFats +483.3%
Contains more OtherOther +422.7%
~equal in Water ~78.8g

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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. Cockles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169803/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.