Celery vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between celery and oranges

Celery has more vitamin K, while oranges have more vitamin C and vitamin B1.
Oranges cover your daily need for vitamin C, 56% more than celery.
The amount of sugar in celery is lower.
Celery has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of celery is 32, while the glycemic index of oranges is 45.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Celery, raw 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.

Celery

Orange

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+43.6%
Contains more IronIron	+100%
Contains more ZincZinc	+85.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+312%

Contains more CopperCopper	+28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+25%

~equal in Magnesium ~10mg

~equal in Calcium ~40mg

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.

Celery

Orange

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+23.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1616.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+314.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.25mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	3.1mg	53.2mg	56%
Vitamin K	29.3µg	0µg	24%
Vitamin B1	0.021mg	0.087mg	6%
Carbs	2.97g	11.75g	3%
Fiber	1.6g	2.4g	3%
Sodium	80mg	0mg	3%
Manganese	0.103mg	0.025mg	3%
Calories	16kcal	47kcal	2%
Potassium	260mg	181mg	2%
Folate	36µg	30µg	2%
Protein	0.69g	0.94g	1%
Iron	0.2mg	0.1mg	1%
Copper	0.035mg	0.045mg	1%
Zinc	0.13mg	0.07mg	1%
Phosphorus	24mg	14mg	1%
Vitamin A	22µg	11µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.18mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.057mg	0.04mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.06mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.3g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	232kcal	500kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	625g	213g	N/A
Fats	0.17g	0.12g	0%
Net carbs	1.37g	9.35g	N/A
Magnesium	11mg	10mg	0%
Calcium	40mg	40mg	0%
Sugar	1.34g	9.35g	N/A
Selenium	0.4µg	0.5µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.32mg	0.282mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.246mg	0.25mg	0%
Choline	6.1mg	8.4mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.042g	0.015g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.032g	0.023g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.079g	0.025g	0%
Tryptophan	0.009mg	0.009mg	0%
Threonine	0.02mg	0.015mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.021mg	0.025mg	0%
Leucine	0.032mg	0.023mg	0%
Lysine	0.027mg	0.047mg	0%
Methionine	0.005mg	0.02mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.02mg	0.031mg	0%
Valine	0.027mg	0.04mg	0%
Histidine	0.012mg	0.018mg	0%
Fructose	0.37g		0%