Comparing an apple and an orange

Apples vs. Oranges

Both apples and oranges are fruits but apples are usually sweet and oranges are usually citrus.

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Apples versus Oranges comparison chart

	Apples	Oranges
Family	Rosaceae	Rutaceae
Kingdom	Plantae	Plantae
Magnesium	Yes 7 mg	Yes 13 mg
Other minerals	Traces of iron, zinc, manganese and copper	Traces of iron, zinc, manganese and copper
Calcium	Yes 9.5 mg	Yes 52 mg
Iron	In traces	In traces
Class	Magnoliopsida	Magnoliopsida
Color	Red, Green, or Yellow	Orange
Phosphorous	Yes 9.5 mg	Yes 18 mg
Division	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliophyta
Vitamin C	Yes 9 mg	Yes 70 mg
Vitamin E	Yes 0.66 IU	No
Potassium	Yes 158mg	Yes 237 mg
Fat	0 g	0.2 g
Dietary fiber	4 g	3.1 g
Vitamin A	Yes 73 IU	Yes 269 IU
Calories	77	62
Genus	Malus	Citrus
Carbohydrates	20 g	15.4 g
Order	Rosales	Sapindales
Acidity	Yes pH level is around 3.3	Yes pH level varies from 2.9-4.0
Folate(imp during pregnancy)	Yes 4 mcg	Yes 40 mcg
Species	M. domestica	C. sinensis
Pantothenic Acid	No	Yes 0.33 mg
Vitamin B1 (thiamine)	No	Yes 0.1mg
Varieties	Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Red Delicious, Braeburn, Pink Lady, Golden Delicious	Navel orange, Persian orange, Blood orange, Valencia orange, Mandarin orange
Selenium	No	Yes 0.65 mg
Introduction (from Wikipedia)	The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family (Rosaceae). It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans.	The orange (specifically, the sweet orange) is the fruit of the citrus species Citrus × ​sinensis in the family Rutaceae.The fruit of the Citrus sinensis is called sweet orange to distinguish it from that of the Citrus aurantium, the bitter orange
Subclass	Rosidae	Rosidae

Nutrition

MacroNutrients

The calories in apples and oranges comes from carbohydrates(18g-22g), of which 50% is from sugar. The fat and protein content is very negligible in both.

Vitamins and Minerals

Oranges are an excellent source of Vitamin C, with nearly 140% of daily intake requirement, whereas apples contain roughly 7%. Oranges also have a greater amt of Vitamin A, 6% as compared to apples at 2%. Potassium is higher in Oranges (300mg) as compared to apples(26mg). Apples have a higher foliage (55mcg) as compared to oranges (23mcg).

Fiber

Both apples and oranges contain soluble and insoluble fiber, which helps regulate the bowel movements, blood suagr levels and lower cholestrol.Apple roughly has 5 g of fiber whereas orange has 3 g.

Health Benefits

Apples are known to have numerous health benefits ranging from preventing Asthma, Alzheimers, Parkinson’s disease, certain cancers, gallstones, type2 diabetes and reducing cholesterol, hemorrhoids and help controlling your weight etc. The high soluble fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants help help boost your immune system and fortify your body.

Oranges, due to their excellent source of vitamins, fiber and minerals, also help prevent Asthma, diabetes, Arthritis, certain cancers, kidney stones, high blood pressure and lower cholesterol. Due to it’s high acidic content and the presence of antioxidants like Beta-carotene, oranges can protect the skin cells from getting damaged and keep it young and moisturized.

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Simple answer ORANGES RULE!! APPLES SUCK!!1

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. What has an orange ever done?

oranges are so better than apples. I mean seriously. They are like a million times better!

No, apples are better. Everyone knows that.

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Comparing an apple and an orange

An unresolvable and ultimately useless comparison.

A comparison which is just as easy to support as it is to contest.

Something which is both the same and different simultaneously depending on your point of view.

alt. *Apples to Apples*—Though not the initial meaning, occasionally the phrase «apples to oranges» is used to dismiss a «distinct difference» noted between two things which are not distinctly different. IE the neverending opinion wars often attributed to brand-loyalty. These are based on imaginary chasms of vast differences which cannot be proven or conclusively settled. IN other words these things are not really very different, but people desperately want to believe they are.

When someone says «you’re comparing apples to oranges» they’re really saying «Why are you trying to compare those things? You can’t compare apples to oranges, they’re just not the same thing.»

They’re both sweet. They’re both fruit. They’re both the same. But they’re not. One’s an apple, and one’s an orange. Is that all there is to it? One tastes better. No it doesn’t. Yes it does. How do you decide which one everyone likes more? How *can* you decide?

A great example of silly apples to oranges is vanilla and chocolate.

Invalid apples to oranges comparisons would be like comparing Bush or Clinton to Lincoln, Jefferson, or Washington. You can’t, so don’t.

Examples of useless «nonexistant-vast-differences» apples to oranges comparisons are Macs and PC’s, Fords and Chevys, Nikons and Canons.. In reality this is mostly «apples to apples» comparison.

Apples to oranges usually ends with each person believing or feeling whatever they do and leaving it at that. That’s all there is to it. Neither can really ever be better or worse, and nobody can win the argument.

In the end, the whole point of making the comparison is to illustrate: there is really no point in making the comparison.

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Apple vs Orange — Health impact and Nutrition Comparison

Introduction

The well known idiom, comparing apples and oranges, is used when two items being compared are so different that the comparison is not sensible. In this article, we are going against the English language of idioms and doing exactly that.

Apples and oranges are two of the most widely consumed fruits in the world. Here, we will talk about the apparent and not so apparent differences, as well as find some similarities, with our main focus being on nutritional compositions and impacts on health.

Classification

Apples and oranges are both fruits that grow on flowering trees. Apple or Malus domestica belongs to the Malus genus and the Rosacae family, while orange is a hybrid between pomelo and mandarin, belonging to the Citrus genus and the Rutaceae family.

Appearance

Apples and oranges have their apparent spherical shapes in common.

Most apples are seeded, while oranges tend not to be. Depending on the variety, apples come in various colours, such as red, yellow, green, pink or multicoloured.

Both oranges and apples can greatly vary in size.

Taste and Use

Different varieties of orange can taste not only sweet, but also sour or bitter, due to various levels of sugars and acids.

While some apples are sour, most tend to be sweet.

Both apples and oranges are used in the production of numerous sweets, beverages and pastries.

Growing Conditions

Apple and orange trees both prefer to grow in full sun, but can tolerate partial shade. Apples prefer a slightly acidic to neutral soil, with the pH ranging from 6.0 to 7.0, while oranges can also grow in more basic soils with the pH falling in the range of 6.5 to 7.5.

Varieties

Apples and oranges, being two of the most widely cultivated fruits in the world and each with a rich history that goes back many centuries, have thousands of varieties. These varieties differ from each other by their colour, size, taste, as well certain nutritional properties.

Different varieties of apples can be cultivated for distinct purposes. Based on this, apples can be grouped into three types — dessert apples, cooking apples and cider apples.

Oranges can be seeded or seedless. Seedless oranges are more popular in modern farming.

Some of the most commonly cultivated varieties of apples are Red Delicious and Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Gala and Fuji.

Valencia, Navel, acidless and blood oranges are in turn, some of the most popular cultivars of oranges.

Nutrition

The nutritional values used in this article are for raw oranges of all commercial varieties and raw apples with skin.

Macronutrients and Calories

Oranges and apples are quite similar in their overall macronutrient compositions, however, apples are a little more dense in nutrients. Apples are composed of 85.6% water, while oranges contain 86.8% of it.

The average serving sizes of oranges and apples are nearly the same. The serving size of an orange is one fruit, weighing 131g, while one average serving size of an apple is one cup of chopped fruit that weighs 125g.

Calories

Apples and oranges are both low calorie foods. Apples are only a little higher in calories containing 52 per a 100g serving, whilst the same serving size of oranges contains 47 calories.

Protein and Fats

Overall, both of these fruits are very low in both proteins and fats.

Oranges are richer in proteins compared to apples, containing higher levels of all essential amino acids.

Apples are a little higher in fats, due to a larger content of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Oranges contain more saturated and monounsaturated fats.

Carbohydrates

A 100g serving size of apples contains 2g more of carbohydrates when compared to the same serving size of oranges. However, apples and oranges contain the same amount of dietary fiber.

Apples are higher in sugars and can also contain a small amount of starch. The main sugars found in apples are fructose, glucose and sucrose.

Vitamins

Oranges are significantly higher in almost all vitamins, including vitamin C, vitamin A and B complex vitamins.

Nevertheless, apples contain vitamin K, which oranges are completely absent in.

Apples and oranges contain the same amount of vitamin E. Both completely lack vitamin D and vitamin B12.

Minerals

Oranges also win in this category, being higher in calcium, potassium, magnesium, copper, zinc, phosphorus, selenium and choline.

Apples, on the other hand, contain larger amounts of iron and manganese. Apples are also higher in sodium.

Glycemic Index

According to The International Tables of Glycemic Index Values, the glycemic index of apples, based on the mean of five studies, falls in the range of 36±3 (1).

Naturally, depending on the variety and growing conditions of the fruit, its glycemic index can significantly vary. You can read our in-depth article on Apple glycemic index to get more information about the glycemic values of different varieties of apples.

The glycemic index of oranges, based on the mean of five studies, is equal to 45±5 (1).

As we can see, oranges tend to have a higher glycemic index compared to apples. However, the glycemic indices of both oranges and apples fall in the low category.

If you’d like to compare the glycemic indices of apples and oranges with other foods, you can have a look at our Complete glycemic index chart with over 300 foods.

Acidity

Depending on the variety, the pH value of apples can range from 3.2 to 4 (2). This acidic nature is caused by a compound found in apples called malic acid. The acidity of apples decreases as they mature.

Oranges have a similar acidity, with the pH value falling in the range of 3.0 to 4.2 (2). While oranges also contain malic acid, the changes of the acidity levels in different varieties of the fruit are mostly due to the citric acid content (3).

The potential renal acid load or PRAL is another tool for measuring acidity. The PRAL value demonstrates how much acid or base is produced by the breakdown of the certain food.

The PRAL values for apples and oranges are -1.9 and -3.6 respectively. This demonstrates that oranges produce more acids in the organism compared to apples.

Weight Loss & Diets

Apples and oranges, like most fruits, are low in calories and fit well in most weight loss diets. Between the two, oranges are the preferred choice for low calorie, low fat and low carb diets.

Various studies have demonstrated weight management benefits of including more fruits in healthy diets. Apples and oranges are no exceptions.

The low energy-density and the high fiber of apples content has been studied to make them effective in weight reduction diets (4). Consumption of apples has been proven to be associated with a better diet quality and a reduced risk of obesity in children (5).

As for oranges, a flavonoid compound found in these fruits, called nobiletin has been researched to reduce obesity and protect from complications of metabolic syndrome in experimental animals (6).

Together with a reduced-calorie diet, orange juice has also been shown to lead to weight loss and improved obesity related biomarkers (7).

Health Impact

If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, what does an orange a day do? In this section, we will compare how the two fruits affect different aspects of health.

Health Benefits

Cardiovascular Health

Apple and apple product consumption has been demonstrated to have an inverse association with cardiovascular disease and coronary mortality. These cardioprotective effects are said to be mostly due to the dietary antioxidants found in apples (4).

While there are not many studies about the association of orange fruits and cardiovascular health, there is enough research about orange juice to conclude what effects the fruit might have.

Orange juice consumption has been researched to improve cardiovascular risk factors by lowering glucose levels, insulin resistance, as well as levels of total cholesterol and low density cholesterol (8).

Studies have also found orange juice to have the potential of significantly decreasing systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure (9, 10).

Diabetes

Unsurprisingly, research has shown that adding one serving of apples to a diet has been associated with a significant reduction of the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (11).

While orange consumption can also play a role in the prevention of diabetes, it has not been found to be as significant as apple consumption (12, 13).

Cancer

High fruit consumption has been researched to lead to a decreased risk of several cancers, such as mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, stomach and lung, as well as colon, pancreas and prostate (14).

The National Cancer Institute advises to put a special emphasis on oranges and dark greens to help prevent cancer (14).

Various studies have also found that daily apple consumption can significantly decrease the risk of oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, larynx, lung, colorectal, breast, ovary and prostate cancers (4).

Other Benefits

A diet high in fruits, and especially apples, can also help against diseases such as cataracts, Alzheimer’s and bronchial asthma (12).

Downsides and Risks

Oranges and Medication

Some citrus fruits contain a compound called furanocoumarins that can negatively interact with medications used for high blood pressure, high cholesterol and depression by inhibiting the enzyme that metabolises those drugs.

Sweet oranges are free of this risk as they do not contain this compound, however, Seville oranges or bitter oranges can produce this unfavourable interaction (15).

Apple Seed Toxicity

Apple seeds are rich in nutrients, such as protein, fiber and oils. However, they also contain some levels of toxigenic amygdalin.

Studies have shown that such a low level of amygdalin not only doesn’t negatively impact health but also does not inhibit the beneficial effects that apple seeds may possess (16).

Summary

In summary, apples are higher in calories and sugars, while oranges contain more protein. Oranges are also richer in most vitamins and minerals, except for vitamin K and iron.

Apples have a lower glycemic index and can significantly reduce the risk of diabetes. Oranges may be the preferred choice to decrease the risk of cancer.

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