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Garden rhubarb vs. Grapefruit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garden rhubarb and grapefruit different?

  • Garden rhubarb is higher in vitamin K, manganese, and calcium; however, grapefruit is richer in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for grapefruit is 26% higher.
  • Garden rhubarb has less sugar.
  • Garden rhubarb has a lower glycemic index (13) than grapefruit (25).

Rhubarb, raw 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 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
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 +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +290.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +113.3%
Contains more IronIron +175%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +790.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1000%
Contains more CopperCopper +52.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.6%
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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
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 104% 19% 2.6% 0% 11% 7.2% 3.8% 16% 12% 0% 0% 9.8% 4.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +290%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1060%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +115%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +208.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +120.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +85.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +26.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.031mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden rhubarb Grapefruit DV% diff.
Vitamin C 8mg 31.2mg 26%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 0µg 24%
Manganese 0.196mg 0.022mg 8%
Vitamin A 5µg 58µg 6%
Calcium 86mg 22mg 6%
Potassium 288mg 135mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.085mg 0.262mg 4%
Fructose 1.77g 2%
Folate 7µg 13µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0.053mg 2%
Selenium 1.1µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.043mg 2%
Carbs 4.54g 10.66g 2%
Iron 0.22mg 0.08mg 2%
Copper 0.021mg 0.032mg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 9mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.204mg 1%
Calories 21kcal 42kcal 1%
Phosphorus 14mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.13mg 1%
Fiber 1.8g 1.6g 1%
Protein 0.9g 0.77g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.14g 0%
Net carbs 2.74g 9.06g N/A
Sugar 1.1g 6.89g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.07mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.031mg 0%
Choline 6.1mg 7.7mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.039g 0.02g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.099g 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 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 ProteinProtein +16.9%
Contains more FatsFats +42.9%
Contains more OtherOther +102.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +134.8%
~equal in Water ~88.06g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.036 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +95%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +175%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.4%

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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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.