Does broccoli have more vitamin C than an orange?
Broccoli, raw has 1.5× more vitamin C per 100 g, 91.3 mg against 59.1 mg in Oranges, raw, navels. That is 101% of the Daily Value against 66%.
Daily Value 90 mg. Per 100 g, so the two are directly comparable.
| Per 100 g | Broccoli, raw | Oranges, raw, navels |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 31 kcal | 47 kcal |
| Protein | 2.57 g | 0.91 g |
| Total fat | 0.34 g | 0.15 g |
| Carbohydrate | 6.27 g | 11.8 g |
| Dietary fiber | 2.4 g | 2 g |
| Vitamin C | 91.3 mg | 59.1 mg |
What this means for you
Per 100 g the broccoli wins, and per plate the orange does. A cup of chopped raw broccoli weighs 76 g and carries about 69 mg. A cup of orange sections weighs 165 g and carries about 98 mg. Both clear the daily reference for an adult, so this is a comparison with no loser.
One thing does change the answer. Vitamin C dissolves in water and is destroyed by heat, so boiled broccoli delivers less than the table says while the orange is eaten as it is. Steaming or microwaving keeps more of it, and the cooking water is worth saving for a soup or a sauce.
The wider point is that five varied servings of fruit and vegetables a day can supply more than 200 mg of vitamin C, which is well past what anyone needs. Picking between two of them on vitamin C grounds is not a decision worth much of your attention.
Written from the evidence cards and the data on this page, then checked back against the sources. Bioma Learn has no human medical reviewer at this time and we say so rather than invent one. Information, not medical advice. How we verify.
The comparison is per 100 g of edible portion, so the two foods sit on the same footing. Real portions differ, and so does how much of the nutrient your body actually absorbs from each food. The guide below has the absorption details.
Broccoli, raw → · Oranges, raw, navels →
Full guide: Vitamin C: what it does, how much you need, and what it will not do
Data: USDA FoodData Central, FDC IDs 747447 and 746771. Checked 2026-09-15.