Nutrition for Orange Juice

Orange Juice Nutrition Summary

One cup of orange juice (248 grams or 0.5 lb) contains 112 calories and 1.7 grams of protein. Orange juice consist of 88% water, 10% carbohydrates, and less than 1% of protein or fat.

Orange juice is an excellent source of a few nutrients, including Vitamin C and potassium. It also contains significant amounts of carbohydrates, calcium and thiamin.

In one cup of orange juice:

• Calories: 112
• Protein: 1.7 g
• Sugar: 20.8 g
• Dietary fiber: 0.5 g
• Fat: 0.5 g, (Saturated: 0.1 g)
• Sodium: 2.5 mg

There is no significant amounts of cholesterol in orange juice.

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

Calories in Orange Juice

Orange juice has 112 calories per cup or 45 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates.

90% of calories in orange juice 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 Juice

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

• Cranberry: +2 calories
• Plums: +2 calories
• Cranberry Juice: +2 calories
• Apple Cider: +2 calories

Protein in Orange Juice

One cup of Orange Juice has 1.7 grams of protein or about 3% of daily recommended intake. Orange juice 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: 1.74 g
• Leucine: 0.03 g
• Valine: 0.03 g

There is no significant amounts of tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine or histidine in orange juice.

Protein Similar to Orange Juice

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

• Plums: same
• Lime: same
• Orange: same
• Grapes: same

Vitamins and Minerals in Orange Juice

An good source of nutrients, orange juice contains abundant amounts of Vitamin C and potassium. In fact, a single cup of orange juice contains 165% of recommended daily values or 124 milligrams of Vitamin C.

Vitamins in orange juice (1 cup):

• Vitamin a: 24.8 ug
• Thiamin: 0.2 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.1 mg
• Niacin: 1 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.1 mg
• Vitamin c: 124 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.1 mg
• Folate: 74.4 ug
• Vitamin k: 0.2 ug

Minerals in orange juice (1 cup):

• Calcium: 27.3 mg
• Potassium: 496 mg
• Iron: 0.5 mg
• Magnesium: 27.3 mg
• Zinc: 0.1 mg
• Selenium: 0.2 ug
• Phosphorus: 42.2 mg
• Copper: 0.1 mg
• Choline: 15.4 mg

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

Similar to Orange Juice for Vitamin C

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

• Goji Berry: -4 MG
• Pineapple: -5.5 MG
• Lemon: +7.4 MG
• Orange: -12 MG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Orange Juice ^[3]

Orange Juice Nutrition Chart

Orange Juice in Cooking

Orange juice is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Orange Juice can be consumed raw and is often squeezed, chilled or strained before cooking or serving. Most recipes call for one or two cups of orange juice.

Friends and Relatives of Orange Juice

Other similar relatives:

• Pomegranate Juice