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Orange vs. Green tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are oranges and green tea different?

  • Oranges are higher than green tea in vitamin C, fiber, folate, and potassium.
  • Oranges cover your daily need for vitamin C, 51% more than green tea.
  • Green tea is lower in sugar.

Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties and Beverages, tea, green, ready to drink, ginseng, and honey, sweetened 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
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 0.71% 0.9% 0.44% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 0% 0.26% 16% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3520%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +800%
Contains more ZincZinc +600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +380%

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 26% 0% 0% 0% 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +590.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +117.5%
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 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Orange Green tea DV% diff.
Vitamin C 53.2mg 7.7mg 51%
Fiber 2.4g 0g 10%
Folate 30µg 0µg 8%
Potassium 181mg 5mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Copper 0.045mg 0.005mg 4%
Manganese 0.025mg 0.12mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.04mg 4%
Calcium 40mg 3mg 4%
Fructose 3.59g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 10mg 1mg 2%
Carbs 11.75g 7.16g 2%
Choline 8.4mg 0mg 2%
Phosphorus 14mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.282mg 0mg 2%
Protein 0.94g 0g 2%
Calories 47kcal 30kcal 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 0µg 1%
Iron 0.1mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 4mg 1%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.12g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 9.35g 7.16g N/A
Sugar 9.35g 6.87g N/A
Sodium 0mg 2mg 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
3
12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
7% 93%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 7.16 g
Water: 92.65 g
Other: 0.01 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +64.1%
Contains more OtherOther +4300%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
~equal in Water ~92.65g

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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. Green tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171883/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.