Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Fruits
  4. Pear
  5. Compare
  6. Pear vs. Orange

Pear vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Important differences between pear and oranges

  • Oranges have more vitamin C, vitamin B1, and folate than pear.
  • Oranges' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 54% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pears, raw and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties.

Infographic

Pear vs Orange infographic
Infographic link

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.
Pear
Pear
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
Orange
Orange
6
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 IronIron +80%
Contains more CopperCopper +82.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +92%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +344.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%

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.
Pear
Pear
1
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 14% 0% 0.33% 2.4% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3%
Orange
Orange
9
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 KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1137.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +625%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +75.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +410.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +106.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +328.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pear Orange DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.3mg 53.2mg 54%
Fructose 6.42g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.087mg 6%
Folate 7µg 30µg 6%
Copper 0.082mg 0.045mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 0.25mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 0µg 4%
Calcium 9mg 40mg 3%
Fiber 3.1g 2.4g 3%
Potassium 116mg 181mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.06mg 2%
Calories 57kcal 47kcal 1%
Protein 0.36g 0.94g 1%
Carbs 15.23g 11.75g 1%
Magnesium 7mg 10mg 1%
Iron 0.18mg 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 11µg 1%
Manganese 0.048mg 0.025mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.5µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.161mg 0.282mg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 8.4mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.63g 2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1583kcal 500kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 175g 213g N/A
Fats 0.14g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 12.13g 9.35g N/A
Sugar 9.75g 9.35g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.07mg 0%
Phosphorus 12mg 14mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.18mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0.015g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.084g 0.023g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.094g 0.025g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.011mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.019mg 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 0.017mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.017mg 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.002mg 0.018mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pear
Pear
2
15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
Orange
Orange
3
12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more FatsFats +16.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +29.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +161.1%
Contains more OtherOther +41.9%
~equal in Water ~86.75g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pear
Pear
2
11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
Orange
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 +265.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +276%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.8%

People also compare

Pear
Pear vs Peach
Peach
Pear
Pear vs Apricot
Apricot
Pear
Pear vs Pomegranate
Pomegranate
Orange
Orange vs Lemon
Lemon
Orange
Orange vs Pineapple
Pineapple
Orange
Orange vs Mandarin orange
Mandarin orange

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. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.