Nutrition for Orange

Orange Nutrition Summary

One orange (141 grams or 0.3 lb) contains 65 calories and 1 grams of protein. Orange consist of 87% water, 12% carbohydrates, and less than 1% of protein or fat.

Orange is an excellent source of many nutrients, including dietary fiber, Vitamin C, calcium and potassium.

In one orange:

• Calories: 65
• Protein: 1 g
• Sugar: 12.9 g
• Dietary fiber: 3.4 g
• Fat: 0.3 g

There is no significant amounts of saturated fat, cholesterol or sodium in orange.

See the Orange Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Oranges, raw, Florida.

Calories in Orange

Orange has 65 calories per orange or 46 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates.

91% of calories in orange are from carbohydrates, 6% of calories are from protein and 4% of calories are from fat.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Calories Similar to Orange

Some other fruits or fruit juices with similar calories to orange by weight:

• Apple Juice: same
• Cranberry: same
• Plums: same
• Apple Cider: same

Protein in Orange

One orange has 1 grams of protein or about 2% of daily recommended intake. Orange is relatively low in protein, and is not a source of complete protein, containing little or small amounts of the majority of the nine essential amino acids.

• Protein: 0.99 g
• Isoleucine: 0.03 g
• Lysine: 0.05 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.03 g
• Valine: 0.04 g

There is no significant amounts of tryptophan, threonine, leucine, methionine or histidine in orange.

Protein Similar to Orange

Some other fruits or fruit juices with similar amounts of protein to orange by weight:

• Lime: same
• Plums: same
• Grapes: same
• Strawberries: same

Vitamins and Minerals in Orange

An good source of many nutrients, orange contains abundant amounts of Vitamin C, calcium and potassium. In fact, a single orange contains 85% of recommended daily values or 63.5 milligrams of Vitamin C.

Vitamins in orange (1 fruit):

• Vitamin a: 15.5 ug
• Thiamin: 0.1 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.1 mg
• Niacin: 0.6 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.1 mg
• Vitamin c: 63.5 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.3 mg
• Folate: 24 ug

Minerals in orange (1 fruit):

• Calcium: 60.6 mg
• Potassium: 238.3 mg
• Iron: 0.1 mg
• Magnesium: 14.1 mg
• Zinc: 0.1 mg
• Selenium: 0.7 ug
• Phosphorus: 16.9 mg
• Copper: 0.1 mg
• Choline: 11.8 mg

There is no significant amounts of manganese, pantothenic acid, vitamin b12 or vitamin k in orange.

Similar to Orange for Vitamin C

Here are some other fruits or fruit juices with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin C to orange:

• Kumquat: -1.6 MG
• Pineapple: +3.9 MG
• Acai Berry Juice: -4.1 MG
• Goji Berry: +4.8 MG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Orange ^[3]

Orange Nutrition Chart

Orange in Cooking

Orange is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Orange can be consumed raw and is often juiced, sliced or peeled before cooking or serving. Most recipes call for one or two oranges.

Friends and Relatives of Orange

Other similar relatives:

• Pomegranate Juice
• Cranberry Juice
• Grapefruit
• Granny Smith Apple
• Orange Juice
• Pears
• Grapes