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Sugar vs. Grapefruit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sugar and grapefruit?

  • Grapefruit is richer than sugar in vitamin C, vitamin A, fiber, and vitamin B5.
  • Grapefruit's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 35% more.
  • Sugar has 14 times more sugar than grapefruit. While sugar has 99.8g of sugar, grapefruit has only 6.89g.
  • The glycemic index of grapefruit is lower.

We used Sugars, granulated and Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas 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.
Sugar
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
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 SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6650%
Contains more IronIron +60%
Contains more CopperCopper +357.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +450%

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.
Sugar
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 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 104% 19% 2.6% 0% 11% 7.2% 3.8% 16% 12% 0% 0% 9.8% 4.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar Grapefruit DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 31.2mg 35%
Carbs 99.98g 10.66g 30%
Calories 387kcal 42kcal 17%
Fiber 0g 1.6g 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 58µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.262mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.053mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.043mg 4%
Potassium 2mg 135mg 4%
Phosphorus 0mg 18mg 3%
Folate 0µg 13µg 3%
Copper 0.007mg 0.032mg 3%
Protein 0g 0.77g 2%
Magnesium 0mg 9mg 2%
Fructose 0g 1.77g 2%
Calcium 1mg 22mg 2%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.07mg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.13mg 1%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.022mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.031mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.204mg 1%
Choline 0mg 7.7mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.14g 0%
Net carbs 99.98g 9.06g N/A
Iron 0.05mg 0.08mg 0%
Sugar 99.8g 6.89g N/A
Sodium 1mg 0mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.02g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 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
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 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 CarbsCarbs +837.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +440200%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sugar
1
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 99.8 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
51% 23% 26%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 3.51 g
Glucose: 1.61 g
Fructose: 1.77 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2743.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.