Pomelo vs. Grapefruit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pomelo and grapefruit?

Pomelo is higher in vitamin C, yet grapefruit is higher in vitamin A.
Pomelo's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 33% more.
Pomelo has 2 times more potassium than grapefruit. While pomelo has 216mg of potassium, grapefruit has only 135mg.
The glycemic index of grapefruit is lower.

We used Pummelo, raw 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.

Pomelo

Grapefruit

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+60%
Contains more IronIron	+37.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50%
Contains more ZincZinc	+14.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+450%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+29.4%

~equal in Phosphorus ~18mg

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.

Pomelo

Grapefruit

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+95.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+26.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+47.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.204mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	61mg	31.2mg	33%
Vitamin A	0µg	58µg	6%
Vitamin B5		0.262mg	5%
Folate		13µg	3%
Calcium	4mg	22mg	2%
Potassium	216mg	135mg	2%
Fiber	1g	1.6g	2%
Copper	0.048mg	0.032mg	2%
Fructose		1.77g	2%
Magnesium	6mg	9mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.13mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.034mg	0.043mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.053mg	1%
Choline		7.7mg	1%
Calories	38kcal	42kcal	0%
Protein	0.76g	0.77g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	500kcal	545kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	263g	238g	N/A
Fats	0.04g	0.14g	0%
Net carbs	8.62g	9.06g	N/A
Carbs	9.62g	10.66g	0%
Iron	0.11mg	0.08mg	0%
Sugar		6.89g	N/A
Zinc	0.08mg	0.07mg	0%
Phosphorus	17mg	18mg	0%
Sodium	1mg	0mg	0%
Manganese	0.017mg	0.022mg	0%
Selenium		0.1µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.027mg	0.031mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.22mg	0.204mg	0%
Saturated fat		0.021g	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.02g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat		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%