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Apricot vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between apricots and oranges

  • Apricots are higher in vitamin A; however, oranges are richer in vitamin C and folate.
  • Oranges' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 48% higher.
  • Apricots have 9 times more vitamin A than oranges. While apricots have 96µg of vitamin A, oranges have only 11µg.
  • Apricots have a lower glycemic index (34) than oranges (45).

The food types used in this comparison are Apricots, raw and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
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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 PotassiumPotassium +43.1%
Contains more IronIron +290%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +185.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +64.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +208%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +207.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
~equal in Magnesium ~10mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 33% 0% 32% 18% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 177% 0% 3.7% 3.6% 22% 9.2% 5.3% 15% 14% 0% 0% 23%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +772.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +394.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +112.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +432%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +190%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +233.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.25mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Apricot Orange DV% diff.
Vitamin C 10mg 53.2mg 48%
Vitamin A 96µg 11µg 9%
Vitamin E 0.89mg 0.18mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.087mg 5%
Folate 9µg 30µg 5%
Iron 0.39mg 0.1mg 4%
Copper 0.078mg 0.045mg 4%
Calcium 13mg 40mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 0µg 3%
Potassium 259mg 181mg 2%
Fiber 2g 2.4g 2%
Manganese 0.077mg 0.025mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 0.282mg 2%
Protein 1.4g 0.94g 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.07mg 1%
Phosphorus 23mg 14mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.5µg 1%
Choline 2.8mg 8.4mg 1%
Fructose 0.94g 1%
Calories 48kcal 47kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 2.9g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 343kcal 500kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 208g 213g N/A
Fats 0.39g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 9.35g N/A
Carbs 11.12g 11.75g 0%
Magnesium 10mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 9.24g 9.35g N/A
Sodium 1mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.25mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.06mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.015g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.17g 0.023g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.077g 0.025g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.018mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
Orange
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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 +48.9%
Contains more FatsFats +225%
~equal in Carbs ~11.75g
~equal in Water ~86.75g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 62% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.17 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
Orange
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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 +639.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +208%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.4%

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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. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/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.

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