Grape fruit nutrition facts

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Grape (Vitis vinifera) is deciduous, perennial woody vine belonging to the genus Vitis. The grape fruit is a true berry and is eaten raw as well as used in many preparations like juice, jam, jelly and wine.

Grape plant is a native of Mediterranean region and is presently cultivated all over the world. It contains good amount of B vitamins like B1, B2 and B6. It is rich in vitamin C and vitamin K and 100g of it provides 20% of our daily requirements of both.

The grape contains excellent amounts of magnesium, phosphorus and potassium. Grape is low in sodium and fatty acids.

The fruit has phytochemicals like resveratrol which is a potent polyphenol antioxidant and is found to be beneficial in inhibiting cardiovascular disease, cancer, degenerative nerve disorders and Alzheimer’s disease.

Anthocyanins and catechins are other antioxidants available in abundance in red and white varieties respectively. Grape seed oil is rich in tocopherols and phytosterols.

Nutrient values and weights given below are calculated for edible portion of European varieties like seedless Thompson. Refuse is about 5%.

Grape fruit facts

Nutrients	Units	Value per 100g	One cup 150g	10 numbers 50g
Water	g	80.54	121.62	39.46
Energy	kcal	69	104	34
Carbohydrate	g	18.10	27.33	8.87
Protein	g	0.72	1.09	0.35
Lipid (fat)	g	0.16	0.24	0.08
Ash	g	0.48	0.72	0.24
Dietary fibre	g	0.9	1.4	0.4

Fruit facts: Grape Carbohydrates nutrition

Carbohydrates	Units	Value per 100g	One cup 150g	10 numbers 50g
Sugars	g	15.48	23.37	7.59
Fructose	g	8.13	12.28	3.98
Glucose (dextrose)	g	7.20	10.87	3.53
Sucrose	g	0.15	0.23	0.07

Fruit facts: Grapes

Minerals	Units	Value per 100g	One cup 150g	10 numbers 50g
Calcium	mg	10	15	5
Iron	mg	0.36	0.54	0.18
Magnesium	mg	7	11	3
Phosphorus	mg	20	30	10
Potassium	mg	191	288	94
Sodium	mg	2	3	1
Zinc	mg	0.07	0.11	0.03
Copper	mg	0.13	0.19	0.06
Manganese	mg	0.07	0.11	0.04
Fluoride	mcg	7.8	11.8	3.8
Selenium	mcg	0.1	0.2	0.0

Fruit facts: Grape vitamins nutrition

Vitamins nutrition facts	Units	Value per 100g	One cup 150g	10 numbers 50g
Vitamin C	mg	10.8	16.3	5.3
Thiamin	mg	0.07	0.10	0.03
Riboflavin	mg	0.07	0.11	0.03
Niacin	mg	0.19	0.28	0.09
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.05	0.08	0.03
Vitamin B6	mg	0.09	0.13	0.04
Folate	mcg	2	3	1
Choline	mg	5.6	8.5	2.7
Vitamin A IU	IU	66	100	32
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	0.19	0.29	0.09
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	mcg	14.6	22.0	7.2

Fruit facts: Grape lipids nutrition

Lipids nutrition	Units	Value per 100g	One cup 150g	10 numbers 50g
Saturated fatty acids	g	0.05	0.08	0.03
Monounsaturated fatty acids	g	0.01	0.01	0.00
Polyunsaturated fatty acids	g	0.05	0.07	0.02
Phytosterols	mg	4	6	2

Fruit facts: Grape amino acids nutrition

Amino acids	Units	Value per 100g	One cup 150g	10 numbers 50g
Tryptophan	g	0.01	0.02	0.01
Serine	g	0.02	0.03	0.01
Threonine	g	0.02	0.03	0.01
Proline	g	0.08	0.12	0.04
Isoleucine	g	0.01	0.02	0.01
Glycine	g	0.02	0.02	0.01
Leucine	g	0.02	0.03	0.01
Glutamic acid	g	0.08	0.12	0.04
Lysine	g	0.03	0.04	0.01
Aspartic acid	g	0.04	0.06	0.02
Methionine	g	0.01	0.01	0.00
Alanine	g	0.02	0.03	0.01
Cystine	g	0.01	0.02	0.01
Histidine	g	0.02	0.03	0.01
Phenylalanine	g	0.02	0.03	0.01
Arginine	g	0.13	0.20	0.06
Valine	g	0.02	0.03	0.01
Tyrosine	g	0.01	0.02	0.01

Sources: USDA National Nutrient Database

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