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Pecan vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pecan and oranges

  • Pecan has more manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, phosphorus, iron, fiber, and magnesium; however, oranges are richer in vitamin C.
  • Pecan's daily need coverage for manganese is 195% more.
  • Pecan contains 412 times more saturated fat than oranges. Pecan contains 6.18g of saturated fat, while oranges contain 0.015g.
  • Oranges have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of oranges is 45, while the glycemic index of pecan is 10.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, pecans and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties.

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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.
Pecan
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
Orange
0
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +126.5%
Contains more IronIron +2430%
Contains more CopperCopper +2566.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +6371.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1878.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +660%
~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.
Pecan
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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
Orange
3
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +677.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +658.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +313.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +245.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +250%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +382.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4736.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +266.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +36.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pecan Orange DV% diff.
Manganese 4.5mg 0.025mg 195%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.614g 0.025g 144%
Copper 1.2mg 0.045mg 128%
Fats 71.97g 0.12g 111%
Monounsaturated fat 40.801g 0.023g 102%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 53.2mg 58%
Vitamin B1 0.66mg 0.087mg 48%
Zinc 4.53mg 0.07mg 41%
Phosphorus 277mg 14mg 38%
Calories 691kcal 47kcal 32%
Iron 2.53mg 0.1mg 30%
Fiber 9.6g 2.4g 29%
Saturated fat 6.18g 0.015g 28%
Magnesium 121mg 10mg 26%
Protein 9.17g 0.94g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.06mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.863mg 0.25mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.4mg 0.18mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.04mg 7%
Potassium 410mg 181mg 7%
Choline 40.5mg 8.4mg 6%
Selenium 3.8µg 0.5µg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.167mg 0.282mg 6%
Calcium 70mg 40mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 0µg 3%
Folate 22µg 30µg 2%
Carbs 13.86g 11.75g 1%
Vitamin A 3µg 11µg 1%
Net carbs 4.26g 9.35g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 9.35g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0%
Tryptophan 0.093mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.336mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.598mg 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 0.287mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.426mg 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.411mg 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.262mg 0.018mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
4
9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 g
Orange
1
12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +875.5%
Contains more FatsFats +59875%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18%
Contains more OtherOther +236.4%
Contains more WaterWater +2364.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
2
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 g
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +177295.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +86356%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/nutrients
  2. Orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169097/nutrients

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

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