Group · Fruit
Clementine
The clementine is a hybrid of mandarin and bitter orange, developed in Algeria in the early 20th century by Brother Clément. What sets it apart from the mandarin is that it has no pips and a skin that peels off effortlessly.
In terms of nutrition facts: 45.5 kcal per 100 g, with 9.17 g of carbohydrate of which 8.6 g sugars, 1.7 g of fibre and 0.81 g of protein. Its main asset is vitamin C: 49.2 mg per 100 g, or 62% of the reference intake. It also provides 140 mg of potassium and 23 mg of calcium per 100 g.
Macronutrient breakdown
Nutrition table per 100 g
| Calories | 46 kcal |
| Kilojoules | 193 kJ |
| Protein | 0,9 g |
| Carbohydrate | 9,2 g |
| Fat | 0,2 g |
| Fibre | 1,7 g |
Micronutrients per 100 g
All measured nutrients, ranked by share of the daily reference intake.
- Vitamin C49,2 mg62 %
- Potassium140 mg7 %
- Vitamin B10,06 mg6 %
- Vitamin B60,08 mg6 %
- Copper0,04 mg4 %
- Vitamin B50,2 mg3 %
- Calcium23 mg3 %
- Phosphorus18 mg3 %
- Vitamin B9dietary folate equivalents27,6 µg
See the other 8 nutrients
- Magnesium9,3 mg2 %
- Vitamin E0,21 mg2 %
- Vitamin A12,3 µg2 %
- Vitamin B30,23 mg1 %
- Total omega-30,03 g1 %
- Zinc0,1 mg1 %
- Manganese0,02 mg1 %
- Iron0,09 mg1 %
Anses Ciqual 2025. Source: Anses, 2025, Ciqual food composition table
Tips
Two clementines cover the daily vitamin C requirement. A clementine weighs about 70 g of flesh: two fruits provide nearly 70 mg, most of the reference intake. In the depths of winter, when fresh fruit is scarce, that is a serious argument.
Eat it whole, not as juice. Juice loses the fibre and is drunk too fast: three squeezed clementines make a glass swallowed in ten seconds, without fibre and without any fullness effect. The whole fruit forces you to slow down.
Do not remove the white threads. This is the albedo, and it holds a share of the fruit’s fibre and flavonoids. Carefully removing it means throwing away the best part.
It is low in sugar for a citrus fruit. 8.6 g of sugars per 100 g: less than a pear or grapes. It is a fruit that suits you well when you are watching your blood sugar, as long as you stick to two or three.
Storage. A week at room temperature, up to three in the fridge. Its thin skin makes it fragile: a clementine that is soft under the thumb spoils within two days.
Orange and diabetes: with a glycaemic index of 45 and little carbohydrate, the whole orange suits very well, juice much less so. The figures are in our guide orange and diabetes.
Sources
Average nutritional values per 100 g, provided for guidance only (may vary by brand, cut and preparation).