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Mangosteen vs. Grapefruit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mangosteen and grapefruit different?

  • Grapefruit has more vitamin C and vitamin A than mangosteen.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for grapefruit is 31% higher.
  • Mangosteen contains 2 times more folate than grapefruit. While mangosteen contains 31µg of folate, grapefruit contains only 13µg.
  • Grapefruit has a lower glycemic index (25) than mangosteen (58).

Mangosteen, canned, syrup pack and Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 3.6% 4.2% 11% 23% 5.7% 3.4% 0.91% 13% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 6.6% 12% 3% 11% 1.9% 7.7% 0% 2.9% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44.4%
Contains more IronIron +275%
Contains more CopperCopper +115.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +363.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +181.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +125%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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.
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 9.7% 0.67% 0% 0% 14% 12% 5.4% 1.9% 4.2% 0% 0% 23% 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 104% 19% 2.6% 0% 11% 7.2% 3.8% 16% 12% 0% 0% 9.8% 4.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +74.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +138.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +975.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2800%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +718.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +194.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mangosteen Grapefruit DV% diff.
Vitamin C 2.9mg 31.2mg 31%
Vitamin A 2µg 58µg 6%
Folate 31µg 13µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.032mg 0.262mg 5%
Copper 0.069mg 0.032mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.018mg 0.053mg 3%
Manganese 0.102mg 0.022mg 3%
Potassium 48mg 135mg 3%
Iron 0.3mg 0.08mg 3%
Calories 73kcal 42kcal 2%
Vitamin B2 0.054mg 0.031mg 2%
Fructose 1.77g 2%
Carbs 17.91g 10.66g 2%
Fiber 1.8g 1.6g 1%
Protein 0.41g 0.77g 1%
Zinc 0.21mg 0.07mg 1%
Fats 0.58g 0.14g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.286mg 0.204mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 9mg 1%
Choline 7.7mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.054mg 0.043mg 1%
Calcium 12mg 22mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Phosphorus 8mg 18mg 1%
Net carbs 16.11g 9.06g N/A
Sugar 6.89g N/A
Sodium 7mg 0mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.036g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.019mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0%
Valine 0.015mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 81%
Protein: 0.41 g
Fats: 0.58 g
Carbs: 17.91 g
Water: 80.94 g
Other: 0.16 g
11% 88%
Protein: 0.77 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 10.66 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more FatsFats +314.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +68%
Contains more ProteinProtein +87.8%
Contains more OtherOther +131.3%
~equal in Water ~88.06g

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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. Mangosteen - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169090/nutrients
  2. Grapefruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174673/nutrients

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

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