Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
grapes
versus
cilantro
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in grapes and cilantro:
Cilantro has 67% less calories than grape - cilantro has 23 calories per 100 grams and grape has 69 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, grapes is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to cilantro per calorie. Grapes has a macronutrient ratio of 4:95:2 and for cilantro, 27:53:20 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Grapes | Cilantro | |
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Protein | 4% | 27% |
Carbohydrates | 95% | 53% |
Fat | 2% | 20% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Cilantro has 3.9 times less carbohydrates than grape - cilantro has 3.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and grape has 18.1g of carbohydrates.
Cilantro is a great source of dietary fiber and it has 211% more dietary fiber than grape - cilantro has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and grape has 0.9g of dietary fiber.
Cilantro has signficantly less sugar than grape - cilantro has 0.87g of sugar per 100 grams and grape has 15.5g of sugar.
Cilantro and grapes contain similar amounts of protein - cilantro has 2.1g of protein per 100 grams and grape has 0.72g of protein.
Both cilantro and grapes are low in saturated fat - cilantro has 0.01g of saturated fat per 100 grams and grape has 0.05g of saturated fat.
Cilantro is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 744% more Vitamin C than grape - cilantro has 27mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and grape has 3.2mg of Vitamin C.
Cilantro is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 111 times more Vitamin A than grape - cilantro has 337ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and grape has 3ug of Vitamin A.
Cilantro has 12 times more Vitamin E than grape - cilantro has 2.5mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and grape has 0.19mg of Vitamin E.
Cilantro is an excellent source of Vitamin K and it has 20 times more Vitamin K than grape - cilantro has 310ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and grape has 14.6ug of Vitamin K.
Cilantro has more riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid and folate. Both grapes and cilantro contain significant amounts of thiamin and Vitamin B6.
Grapes | Cilantro | |
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Thiamin | 0.069 MG | 0.067 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.07 MG | 0.162 MG |
Niacin | 0.188 MG | 1.114 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.05 MG | 0.57 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.086 MG | 0.149 MG |
Folate | 2 UG | 62 UG |
Cilantro is an excellent source of calcium and it has 570% more calcium than grape - cilantro has 67mg of calcium per 100 grams and grape has 10mg of calcium.
Cilantro has signficantly more iron than grape - cilantro has 1.8mg of iron per 100 grams and grape has 0.36mg of iron.
Cilantro is an excellent source of potassium and it has 173% more potassium than grape - cilantro has 521mg of potassium per 100 grams and grape has 191mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids,
Grapes | Cilantro | |
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beta-carotene | 39 UG | 3930 UG |
alpha-carotene | 1 UG | 36 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 72 UG | 865 UG |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both grapes and cilantro contain small amounts of linoleic acid.
Grapes | Cilantro | |
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linoleic acid | 0.037 G | 0.04 G |
Total | 0.037 G | 0.04 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
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