Orange vs Orange Juice: Calories & Nutrition Compared

Side by side per 100 g

Equal weights, so the columns compare the foods themselves. The last column shows which food has more, and stays at "About the same" when the gap is too small to matter.

Per portion

One USDA household portion of each food. The portions weigh different amounts, so this is the comparison for what ends up on the plate.

The difference, worked out

• Orange and Orange Juice have about the same calories per 100 g: 47 vs 45 kcal.
• Orange and Orange Juice have about the same protein per 100 g: 0.9 vs 0.7 g.
• Orange has more carbs per 100 g than Orange Juice: 11.8 vs 10.4 g, a difference of 1.4 g.
• Orange and Orange Juice are both low in fat per 100 g: 0.1 vs 0.2 g.
• Orange has more fiber per 100 g than Orange Juice: 2.4 vs 0.2 g, a difference of 2.2 g.
• Orange and Orange Juice give about the same protein for the same calories: 2 vs 1.6 g per 100 kcal.
• Orange Juice has more calories per portion than Orange: 112 vs 62 kcal, a difference of 50 kcal (the two portions weigh different amounts).
• Orange and Orange Juice have about the same protein per portion: 1.2 vs 1.7 g (the two portions weigh different amounts).

Every figure is computed from the two foods' USDA values, rounded as printed above. A difference is stated only when it is at least 10% of the larger value and clears a small minimum for the nutrient, so tiny gaps are not dressed up as findings.

Our take

An orange and orange juice have similar calories per 100 g, but the whole fruit keeps its fiber and the juice does not. The portions people actually have differ a lot in size, which is where the calorie gap in the per-portion table comes from.

The per-100 g table compares equal weights. The per-portion table compares the amounts people usually count as one serving, which differ in weight, so each answers a different question.

Full amount tables, portions and every nutrient: see Orange and Orange Juice.