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Roselle vs. Orange juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between roselle and orange juice?

  • Roselle is higher in calcium, iron, and magnesium, yet orange juice is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B1.
  • Orange juice's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 42% more.
  • Roselle has 20 times more calcium than orange juice. While roselle has 215mg of calcium, orange juice has only 11mg.

We used Roselle, raw and Orange juice, raw types 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 36% 65% 18% 56% 0% 0% 16% 0.78% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 18% 7.5% 15% 1.4% 7.3% 0.13% 1.8% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +363.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1854.5%
Contains more IronIron +640%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +117.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
~equal in Potassium ~200mg

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 40% 4.7% 0% 0% 2.8% 6.5% 5.8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 167% 3.3% 0.8% 0% 23% 6.9% 7.5% 11% 9.2% 0% 0.25% 23% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +40%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +718.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.03mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Roselle Orange juice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 12mg 50mg 42%
Calcium 215mg 11mg 20%
Iron 1.48mg 0.2mg 16%
Magnesium 51mg 11mg 10%
Folate 30µg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.09mg 7%
Copper 0.044mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 3%
Phosphorus 37mg 17mg 3%
Manganese 0.014mg 1%
Fats 0.64g 0.2g 1%
Choline 6.2mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.31mg 0.4mg 1%
Protein 0.96g 0.7g 1%
Calories 49kcal 45kcal 0%
Net carbs 11.31g 10.2g N/A
Carbs 11.31g 10.4g 0%
Potassium 208mg 200mg 0%
Sugar 8.4g N/A
Zinc 0.05mg 0%
Sodium 6mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin A 14µg 10µg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.024g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.04g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.008mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.003mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 87%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 11.31 g
Water: 86.58 g
Other: 0.51 g
10% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.4 g
Water: 88.3 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +37.1%
Contains more FatsFats +220%
Contains more OtherOther +27.5%
~equal in Carbs ~10.4g
~equal in Water ~88.3g

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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. Roselle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168170/nutrients
  2. Orange juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169098/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.