Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Candies, semisweet chocolate VS Florida Oranges

Weight per 500 calories

• Candies, semisweet chocolate: 104g
• Florida Oranges: 1087g

Candies, semisweet chocolate have 10.4 times more energy per 100g than Florida Oranges. It has very high energy density when compared to other foods. Raw Florida Oranges having low energy density.

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Candies, semisweet chocolate or Florida Oranges?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Candies, semisweet chocolate	3%	50%	47%
Florida Oranges	6%	4%	90%

Macro Nutrients

	Candies, semisweet chocolate	Florida Oranges	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	32.2% 31.3g	2.35% 2.3g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	57.8% 18.5g	0.85% 0.27g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	4.43% 0.071g	7.47% 0.12g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	5.5% 0.94g	2% 0.34g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	51.2% 66.6g	96% 125g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	78.3% 56.8g	137% 99g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	NA	NA	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	16% 6.15g	68.6% 26g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	7.8% 4.38g	13.6% 7.6g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Candies, semisweet chocolate	Florida Oranges	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0% 0μg	13.3% 120μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	4.77% 0.057mg	91% 1.1mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	7.2% 0.094mg	33.4% 0.43mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	2.78% 0.44mg	27% 4.35mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	2.2% 0.11mg	54.3% 2.7mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	2.8% 0.036mg	42.6% 0.55mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	3.4% 13.5μg	46% 185μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	0% 0mg	543% 489mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	1.8% 0.27mg	13% 1.96mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	4.86% 5.83μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Candies, semisweet chocolate	Florida Oranges	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	3.33% 33.3mg	46.7% 467mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	81% 0.73mg	47% 0.42mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	NA	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	40.8% 3.26mg	12.2% 0.98mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	28.5% 120mg	26% 109mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	36.2% 0.83mg	11.3% 0.26mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	19.6% 138mg	18.6% 130mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	11% 380mg	54% 1837mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	7.95% 4.38μg	9.9% 5.43μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	0.76% 11.5mg	0% 0mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	15.3% 1.7mg	7.9% 0.87mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.02% 0.73g	25.6% 947g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Candies, Semisweet Chocolate VS Florida Oranges Nutrients Per 500 Kcal

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Candies, semisweet chocolate or Florida Oranges?

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Candies, semisweet chocolate vs Florida Oranges:

• 500 kcal of Raw Florida Oranges contain more Vitamin A, 19 times more Vitamin B1, 4.6 times more Vitamin B2, 9.8 times more Vitamin B3, 24.8 times more Vitamin B5, 15.2 times more Vitamin B6, 13.6 times more Vitamin B9, more Vitamin C and 7.2 times more Vitamin E than Candies, semisweet chocolate.
• 500 calories of Candies, semisweet chocolate have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B9, Vitamin C and Vitamin E
• Both Candies, semisweet chocolate as well as Raw Florida Oranges have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12, Vitamin D and Vitamin K in 500 calories.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Candies, semisweet chocolate vs Florida Oranges:

• 500 calories of Candies, semisweet chocolate have 1.7 times more Copper, 3.3 times more Iron, 3.2 times more Manganese and 1.9 times more Zinc than Florida Oranges.
• While 500 kcal of Raw Florida Oranges contain 14 times more Calcium, 4.8 times more Potassium and 1299 times more Water than Candies, semisweet chocolate.
• Both Candies, semisweet chocolate and Florida Oranges contain similar levels of Magnesium and Phosphorus per 500 calories.
• 500 calories of Candies, semisweet chocolate lack sufficient amounts of Calcium
• 500 calories of Florida Oranges lack sufficient amounts of Zinc
• Both Candies, semisweet chocolate as well as Raw Florida Oranges lack sufficient amounts of Selenium in 500 calories.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• 500 calories of Candies, semisweet chocolate have 13.7 times more Fat and 68 times more Saturated Fat than Florida Oranges.
• While 500 kcal of Raw Florida Oranges contain 1.9 times more Carbohydrate, 1.7 times more Sugars, 4.2 times more Fiber and 1.7 times more Protein than Candies, semisweet chocolate.
• Both Candies, semisweet chocolate and Florida Oranges offer comparable quantities of Energy per 500 calories.
• 500 calories of Candies, semisweet chocolate provide inadequate amounts of Protein
• Both Candies, semisweet chocolate as well as Raw Florida Oranges provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3 and Omega 6 in 500 calories.