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Fruit facts: Grape nutrition facts

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Grape (Vitis vinifera) is deciduous, perennial woody vine belonging to the genus Vitis.
The fruit is a true berry and is eaten raw as well as used in many preparations like juice, jam, jelly and wine.
Grape fruit plant is a native of Mediterranean region and is presently cultivated all over the world.
The fruit 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 fruit 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 fruit 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
Thompson seedless variety

Fruit facts: Grape nutrition

Nutrients
UnitsValue 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

UnitsValue 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: Grape mineral nutrition

Minerals

UnitsValue
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
UnitsValue
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
UnitsValue
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
UnitsValue 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 g0.03 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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