Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
orange juice
versus
pickles
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in orange juice and pickles:
Pickle has 73% less calories than orange juice - pickle has 12 calories per 100 grams and orange juice has 45 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, orange juice is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to pickles per calorie. Orange juice has a macronutrient ratio of 6:90:4 and for pickles, 14:66:20 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Orange Juice | Pickles | |
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Protein | 6% | 14% |
Carbohydrates | 90% | 66% |
Fat | 4% | 20% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Pickle has 3.3 times less carbohydrates than orange juice - pickle has 2.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and orange juice has 10.4g of carbohydrates.
Pickle has 400% more dietary fiber than orange juice - pickle has 1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and orange juice has 0.2g of dietary fiber.
Pickle has 6.8 times less sugar than orange juice - pickle has 1.1g of sugar per 100 grams and orange juice has 8.4g of sugar.
Pickles and orange juice contain similar amounts of protein - pickle has 0.5g of protein per 100 grams and orange juice has 0.7g of protein.
Both pickles and orange juice are low in saturated fat - pickle has 0.08g of saturated fat per 100 grams and orange juice has 0.02g of saturated fat.
Orange juice is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 20 times more Vitamin C than pickle - pickle has 2.3mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and orange juice has 50mg of Vitamin C.
Pickles and orange juice contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - pickle has 6ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and orange juice has 10ug of Vitamin A.
Pickles and orange juice contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - pickle has 0.03mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and orange juice has 0.04mg of Vitamin E.
Pickles and orange juice contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - pickle has 17.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and orange juice has 0.1ug of Vitamin K.
Orange juice has more niacin and folate. Both orange juice and pickles contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
Orange Juice | Pickles | |
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Thiamin | 0.09 MG | 0.045 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.03 MG | 0.057 MG |
Niacin | 0.4 MG | 0.109 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.19 MG | 0.201 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.04 MG | 0.035 MG |
Folate | 30 UG | 8 UG |
Pickle is a great source of calcium and it has 418% more calcium than orange juice - pickle has 57mg of calcium per 100 grams and orange juice has 11mg of calcium.
Pickles and orange juice contain similar amounts of iron - pickle has 0.26mg of iron per 100 grams and orange juice has 0.2mg of iron.
Orange juice has 71% more potassium than pickle - pickle has 117mg of potassium per 100 grams and orange juice has 200mg 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, both orange juice and pickles contain significant amounts of beta-carotene.
Orange Juice | Pickles | |
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beta-carotene | 33 UG | 53 UG |
alpha-carotene | 6 UG | 13 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 115 UG | 28 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, pickle has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than orange juice per 100 grams.
Orange Juice | Pickles | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.011 G | 0.07 G |
Total | 0.011 G | 0.07 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both orange juice and pickles contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Orange Juice | Pickles | |
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linoleic acid | 0.029 G | 0.052 G |
Total | 0.029 G | 0.052 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 Pickles (Pickles, cucumber, dill or kosher dill) .
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||