Calories in Grapefruit
Nutrition Data & Information
Written by Sky Taylor, Diet Bites
Fruit Favorite Among Dieters
If you're dieting, I'd just about bet the farm that you're including grapefruit in your eating plan. And wisely so! It's packed with Vitamin C which can protect and boost your immunity while you're losing weight.
It's also very minimal in calories - which will vary, depending upon where the fruit was grown and harvested. Most contain about 100 calories per cup or 50 per 1/2 of a grapefruit.
Our data chart for grapefruit is posted below for your quick reference. Note the amount of potassium benefits per cup - 310 milligrams! That's impressive whether one is dieting, or not.
The Grapefruit Diet Plan
This is a fad diet plan that you've probably heard of in some form or fashion over the years, whether you were trying to lose weight, or not. It's basically a starvation diet that poses great risk to the body. Avoid at all costs.
Grapefruit & Medicines
Ask your doctor about including grapefruit in your daily diet if you are taking prescription medications - or even over the counter meds. They can interfere with the effectiveness of the medications as well as cause significant health issues in some individuals.
* High blood pressure medications containing calcium channel blockers. When taken with grapefruit, potential side effects include faintness, dizziness, and weakness due to an excessive drop in blood pressure.
* Cholesterol medication (statins). They can become 15% more potent when mixed with this fruit.
* Grapefruit and antihistamines pose risk of a heart rhythm disturbance.
Nutrition, Calories in Grapefruit, Raw
| Energy, Vitamins, Minerals |
Unit Measures |
Pink or Red 1/2 grapefruit 3-3/4" in diameter |
Pink or Red 1 cup sections, with juice |
White 1 cup sections, with juice |
White 1/2 grapefruit 3-3/4" in diameter |
|
Water |
g |
108.31 |
202.54 |
208.10 |
106.77 |
|
Calories |
kcal |
52 |
97 |
76 |
39 |
|
Protein |
g |
0.95 |
1.77 |
1.59 |
0.81 |
|
Total Fat |
g |
0.17 |
0.32 |
0.23 |
0.12 |
|
Ash |
g |
0.44 |
0.83 |
0.76 |
0.39 |
|
Carbohydrate |
g |
13.11 |
24.52 |
19.34 |
9.92 |
|
Fiber, total dietary |
g |
2.0 |
3.7 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
|
Sugars, total |
g |
8.47 |
15.85 |
16.81 |
8.63 |
|
Calcium, Ca |
mg |
27 |
51 |
28 |
14 |
|
Iron, Fe |
mg |
0.10 |
0.18 |
0.14 |
0.07 |
|
Magnesium, Mg |
mg |
11 |
21 |
21 |
11 |
|
Phosphorus, P |
mg |
22 |
41 |
18 |
9 |
|
Potassium, K |
mg |
166 |
310 |
340 |
175 |
|
Sodium, Na |
mg |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Zinc, Zn |
mg |
0.09 |
0.16 |
0.16 |
0.08 |
|
Copper, Cu |
mg |
0.039 |
0.074 |
0.115 |
0.059 |
|
Manganese, Mn |
mg |
0.027 |
0.051 |
0.030 |
0.015 |
|
Selenium, Se |
mcg |
0.1 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
1.7 |
|
Vitamin C |
mg |
38.4 |
71.8 |
76.6 |
39.3 |
|
Thiamin |
mg |
0.053 |
0.099 |
0.085 |
0.044 |
|
Riboflavin |
mg |
0.038 |
0.071 |
0.046 |
0.024 |
|
Niacin |
mg |
0.251 |
0.469 |
0.619 |
0.317 |
|
Pantothenic acid |
mg |
0.322 |
0.603 |
0.651 |
0.334 |
|
Vitamin B-6 |
mg |
0.065 |
0.122 |
0.099 |
0.051 |
|
Folate, total |
mcg |
16 |
30 |
23 |
12 |
|
Folic acid |
mcg |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Folate, food |
mcg |
16 |
30 |
23 |
12 |
|
Folate, DFE |
mcg_DFE |
16 |
30 |
23 |
12 |
|
Vitamin B-12 |
mcg |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Vitamin B-12, added |
mcg |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Vitamin A, IU |
IU |
1414 |
2645 |
76 |
39 |
|
Retinol |
mcg |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Vitamin E |
mg |
0.16 |
0.30 |
0.30 |
0.15 |
|
Vitamin K |
mcg |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Saturated Fat |
g |
0.025 |
|
0.032 |
0.017 |
|
Monounsaturated Fat |
g |
0.025 |
0.000 |
0.030 |
0.015 |
|
Polyunsaturated Fat |
g |
0.044 |
0.041 |
0.055 |
0.028 |
|
Cholesterol |
mg |
0 |
0.000 |
0 |
0 |
|
Carotene, beta |
mcg |
844 |
0.0 |
32 |
17 |
|
Carotene, alpha |
mcg |
4 |
0 |
18 |
9 |
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