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Orange vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between oranges and sweet and sour

  • Oranges are richer in vitamin C, fiber, and folate, while sweet, and sour is higher in manganese.
  • Oranges cover your daily vitamin C needs 49% more than sweet and sour.
  • Oranges have 24 times more fiber than sweet and sour. Oranges have 2.4g of fiber, while sweet, and sour has 0.1g.
  • Oranges are lower in sugar.
  • Sweet and sour has a higher glycemic index (70) than oranges (45).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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
6
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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +82.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains more IronIron +110%
Contains more CopperCopper +75.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +28.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2944%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +511.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +168.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +275%
Contains more CholineCholine +250%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Orange Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Vitamin C 53.2mg 8.7mg 49%
Manganese 0.025mg 0.761mg 32%
Sodium 0mg 371mg 16%
Fiber 2.4g 0.1g 9%
Carbs 11.75g 38.22g 9%
Folate 30µg 8µg 6%
Calories 47kcal 150kcal 5%
Copper 0.045mg 0.079mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.093mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.048mg 3%
Calcium 40mg 10mg 3%
Potassium 181mg 99mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.019mg 2%
Iron 0.1mg 0.21mg 1%
Phosphorus 14mg 7mg 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.01mg 1%
Choline 8.4mg 2.4mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.053mg 1%
Protein 0.94g 0.27g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.282mg 0.187mg 1%
Fats 0.12g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 9.35g 38.12g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 9.35g 18.75g N/A
Zinc 0.07mg 0.09mg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.2µg 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +248.1%
Contains more FatsFats +500%
Contains more WaterWater +43.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +225.3%
Contains more OtherOther +177.3%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.