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Orange vs. Whisky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between oranges and whisky

  • Oranges have more vitamin C, fiber, folate, vitamin B1, and potassium than whisky.
  • Oranges' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 59% more.
  • Whisky contains less sugar.
  • Oranges have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of oranges is 45, while the glycemic index of whisky is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof.

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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%
Whisky
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.09% 0.75% 4.7% 0.55% 1.3% 0% 1% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18000%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +221.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +366.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +212.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~0mg

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%
Whisky
0
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% 0.23% 0.94% 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 +987.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +464%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Orange Whisky DV% diff.
Vitamin C 53.2mg 0mg 59%
Calories 47kcal 250kcal 10%
Fiber 2.4g 0g 10%
Folate 30µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.008mg 7%
Potassium 181mg 1mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0mg 5%
Carbs 11.75g 0.1g 4%
Calcium 40mg 0mg 4%
Copper 0.045mg 0.014mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.001mg 3%
Choline 8.4mg 2%
Magnesium 10mg 0mg 2%
Phosphorus 14mg 3mg 2%
Protein 0.94g 0g 2%
Selenium 0.5µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.282mg 0.05mg 1%
Manganese 0.025mg 0.008mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 0µg 1%
Iron 0.1mg 0.02mg 1%
Fats 0.12g 0g 0%
Net carbs 9.35g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 9.35g 0.1g N/A
Zinc 0.07mg 0.02mg 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
Whisky
1
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11650%
Contains more WaterWater +35.8%
Contains more OtherOther +8081.8%

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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. Whisky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174819/nutrients

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

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