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Orange vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between oranges and spread

  • Oranges have more vitamin C, while spread has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin E, choline, copper, and vitamin B3.
  • Oranges cover your daily need for vitamin C, 59% more than spread.
  • The amount of saturated fat in oranges is lower.
  • Spread has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of spread is 0, while the glycemic index of oranges is 45.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties and Sandwich spread, pork, beef.

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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
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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%
Spread
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more IronIron +690%
Contains more CopperCopper +188.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1357.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +321.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1840%
~equal in Manganese ~0.026mg

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
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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 177% 3.7% 3.6% 0% 22% 9.2% 5.3% 15% 14% 0% 0% 23% 4.6%
Spread
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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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +136.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +97.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +235%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +513.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +641.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Orange Spread DV% diff.
Vitamin C 53.2mg 0mg 59%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.12µg 47%
Sodium 0mg 1013mg 44%
Saturated fat 0.015g 5.977g 27%
Fats 0.12g 17.34g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 7.584g 19%
Selenium 0.5µg 9.7µg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.025g 2.565g 17%
Cholesterol 0mg 38mg 13%
Protein 0.94g 7.66g 13%
Choline 8.4mg 62.3mg 10%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1.74mg 10%
Zinc 0.07mg 1.02mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.282mg 1.73mg 9%
Calories 47kcal 235kcal 9%
Copper 0.045mg 0.13mg 9%
Fiber 2.4g 0.2g 9%
Iron 0.1mg 0.79mg 9%
Folate 30µg 2µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.172mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.134mg 7%
Phosphorus 14mg 59mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.12mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.43mg 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Calcium 40mg 12mg 3%
Vitamin A 11µg 26µg 2%
Potassium 181mg 110mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.6µg 1%
Carbs 11.75g 11.94g 0%
Net carbs 9.35g 11.74g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 9.35g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.025mg 0.026mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.015mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.023mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.031mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.04mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.018mg 0.279mg 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
Spread
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8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +43.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +714.9%
Contains more FatsFats +14350%
Contains more OtherOther +531.8%
~equal in Carbs ~11.94g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Orange
1
24% 37% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.015 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.025 g
Spread
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +32873.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10160%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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