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Rye vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between rye and oranges

  • Rye has more manganese, fiber, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B5, and magnesium; however, oranges are richer in vitamin C.
  • Rye's daily need coverage for manganese is 111% more.
  • Rye contains 28 times more selenium than oranges. Rye contains 13.9µg of selenium, while oranges contain 0.5µg.
  • Oranges have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of oranges is 45, while the glycemic index of rye is 34.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Rye grain 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.
Rye
Rye
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 79% 7.2% 45% 99% 122% 72% 142% 0.26% 336% 76%
Orange
2
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 +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +181.8%
Contains more IronIron +2530%
Contains more CopperCopper +715.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +3685.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2271.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10208%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2680%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
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.
Rye
Rye
9
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% 0.33% 17% 0% 79% 58% 80% 87% 68% 0% 15% 29% 17%
Orange
2
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 +372.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +263.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +527.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1414.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +482.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +390%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +261.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1000%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rye Orange DV% diff.
Manganese 2.577mg 0.025mg 111%
Vitamin C 0mg 53.2mg 59%
Fiber 15.1g 2.4g 51%
Phosphorus 332mg 14mg 45%
Copper 0.367mg 0.045mg 36%
Iron 2.63mg 0.1mg 32%
Vitamin B3 4.27mg 0.282mg 25%
Vitamin B5 1.456mg 0.25mg 24%
Magnesium 110mg 10mg 24%
Selenium 13.9µg 0.5µg 24%
Zinc 2.65mg 0.07mg 23%
Carbs 75.86g 11.75g 21%
Vitamin B1 0.316mg 0.087mg 19%
Protein 10.34g 0.94g 19%
Vitamin B6 0.294mg 0.06mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.251mg 0.04mg 16%
Calories 338kcal 47kcal 15%
Potassium 510mg 181mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.767g 0.025g 5%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.85mg 0.18mg 4%
Choline 30.4mg 8.4mg 4%
Calcium 24mg 40mg 2%
Fats 1.63g 0.12g 2%
Folate 38µg 30µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.197g 0.015g 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 11µg 1%
Net carbs 60.76g 9.35g N/A
Sugar 0.98g 9.35g N/A
Sodium 2mg 0mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.208g 0.023g 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.289mg 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.208mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.563mg 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 0.286mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.153mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.435mg 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.317mg 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.189mg 0.018mg 0%
Fructose 0.11g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rye
Rye
4
10% 76% 11%
Protein: 10.34 g
Fats: 1.63 g
Carbs: 75.86 g
Water: 10.6 g
Other: 1.57 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 +1000%
Contains more FatsFats +1258.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +545.6%
Contains more OtherOther +256.8%
Contains more WaterWater +718.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rye
Rye
2
17% 18% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.208 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.767 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 +804.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2968%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.4%

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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. Rye - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168884/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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