Anyone have a good source of nutrition info for OJ?

[sherahtaylor]

I just got a juicer and am going gung-ho on the fresh-squeezed OJ......but I'd like to know more nutritional-based info about it. All the sites I find on Google don't really go into detail, just have a few SAD-based tidbits.

[DavidZaneMason]

A good summary of fresh Orange Juice is:

Nutrient Units 1.00 X 1 cup
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248g
Proximates
Water g 218.98
Energy kcal 112
Energy kj 466
Protein g 1.74
Total lipid (fat) g 0.50
Ash g 0.99
Carbohydrate, by difference g 25.79
Fiber, total dietary g 0.5
Sugars, total g 20.83
Minerals
Calcium, Ca mg 27
Iron, Fe mg 0.50
Magnesium, Mg mg 27
Phosphorus, P mg 42
Potassium, K mg 496
Sodium, Na mg 2
Zinc, Zn mg 0.12
Copper, Cu mg 0.109
Manganese, Mn mg 0.035
Selenium, Se mcg 0.2
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid mg 124.0
Thiamin mg 0.223
Riboflavin mg 0.074
Niacin mg 0.992
Pantothenic acid mg 0.471
Vitamin B-6 mg 0.099
Folate, total mcg 74
Folic acid mcg 0
Folate, food mcg 74
Folate, DFE mcg_DFE 74
Choline, total mg 15.4
Vitamin B-12 mcg 0.00
Vitamin B-12, added mcg 0.00
Vitamin A, IU IU 496
Vitamin A, RAE mcg_RAE 25
Retinol mcg 0
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) mg 0.10
Vitamin E, added mg 0.00
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) mcg 0.2
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated g 0.060
4:0 g 0.000
6:0 g 0.000
8:0 g 0.000
10:0 g 0.000
12:0 g 0.000
14:0 g 0.002
16:0 g 0.052
18:0 g 0.002
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated g 0.089
16:1 undifferentiated g 0.012
18:1 undifferentiated g 0.079
20:1 g 0.000
22:1 undifferentiated g 0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated g 0.099
18:2 undifferentiated g 0.072
18:3 undifferentiated g 0.027
18:4 g 0.000
20:4 undifferentiated g 0.000
20:5 n-3 g 0.000
22:5 n-3 g 0.000
22:6 n-3 g 0.000
Cholesterol mg 0
Amino acids
Tryptophan g 0.005
Threonine g 0.020
Isoleucine g 0.020
Leucine g 0.032
Lysine g 0.022
Methionine g 0.007
Cystine g 0.012
Phenylalanine g 0.022
Tyrosine g 0.010
Valine g 0.027
Arginine g 0.117
Histidine g 0.007
Alanine g 0.037
Aspartic acid g 0.186
Glutamic acid g 0.082
Glycine g 0.022
Proline g 0.109
Serine g 0.032
Other
Alcohol, ethyl g 0.0
Caffeine mg 0
Theobromine mg 0
Carotene, beta mcg 82
Carotene, alpha mcg 15
Cryptoxanthin, beta mcg 419
Lycopene mcg 0
Lutein + zeaxanthin mcg 285

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 20 (2007)

[IamLoved]

Wow! Thanks for the info.