Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
orange juice
versus
passion fruit
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in orange juice and passion fruit:
Orange juice has 54% less calories than passion fruit - orange juice has 45 calories per 100 grams and passion fruit has 97 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, orange juice is heavier in carbs and similar to passion fruit for protein and fat. Orange juice has a macronutrient ratio of 6:90:4 and for passion fruit, 8:86:6 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Orange Juice | Passion Fruit | |
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Protein | 6% | 8% |
Carbohydrates | 90% | 86% |
Fat | 4% | 6% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Orange juice has 56% less carbohydrates than passion fruit - orange juice has 10.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and passion fruit has 23.4g of carbohydrates.
Passion fruit is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 51 times more dietary fiber than orange juice - orange juice has 0.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and passion fruit has 10.4g of dietary fiber.
Orange juice and passion fruit contain similar amounts of sugar - orange juice has 8.4g of sugar per 100 grams and passion fruit has 11.2g of sugar.
Orange juice and passion fruit contain similar amounts of protein - orange juice has 0.7g of protein per 100 grams and passion fruit has 2.2g of protein.
Both orange juice and passion fruit are low in saturated fat - orange juice has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and passion fruit has 0.06g of saturated fat.
Both orange juice and passion fruit are high in Vitamin C. Orange juice has 67% more Vitamin C than passion fruit - orange juice has 50mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and passion fruit has 30mg of Vitamin C.
Passion fruit has 540% more Vitamin A than orange juice - orange juice has 10ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and passion fruit has 64ug of Vitamin A.
Orange juice and passion fruit contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - orange juice has 0.04mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and passion fruit has 0.02mg of Vitamin E.
Orange juice and passion fruit contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - orange juice has 0.1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and passion fruit has 0.7ug of Vitamin K.
Orange juice has more thiamin and pantothenic acid, however, passion fruit contains more riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin B6. Both orange juice and passion fruit contain significant amounts of folate.
Orange Juice | Passion Fruit | |
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Thiamin | 0.09 MG | ~ |
Riboflavin | 0.03 MG | 0.13 MG |
Niacin | 0.4 MG | 1.5 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.19 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.04 MG | 0.1 MG |
Folate | 30 UG | 14 UG |
Orange juice and passion fruit contain similar amounts of calcium - orange juice has 11mg of calcium per 100 grams and passion fruit has 12mg of calcium.
Passion fruit has signficantly more iron than orange juice - orange juice has 0.2mg of iron per 100 grams and passion fruit has 1.6mg of iron.
Passion fruit is an excellent source of potassium and it has 74% more potassium than orange juice - orange juice has 200mg of potassium per 100 grams and passion fruit has 348mg 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, passion fruit has more beta-carotene than orange juice per 100 grams, however, orange juice contains more lutein + zeaxanthin than passion fruit per 100 grams.
Orange Juice | Passion Fruit | |
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beta-carotene | 33 UG | 743 UG |
alpha-carotene | 6 UG | ~ |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 115 UG | ~ |
For omega-3 fatty acids, orange juice has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than passion fruit per 100 grams.
Orange Juice | Passion Fruit | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.011 G | 0.001 G |
Total | 0.011 G | 0.001 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, passion fruit has more linoleic acid than orange juice per 100 grams.
Orange Juice | Passion Fruit | |
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linoleic acid | 0.029 G | 0.41 G |
Total | 0.029 G | 0.41 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.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Orange Juice (Orange juice, raw (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) and Passion Fruit (Passion-fruit, (granadilla), purple, raw) .
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