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Apple juice vs. Orange juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between apple juice and orange juice

  • Apple juice is higher in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, copper, selenium, and zinc, yet orange juice is higher in vitamin C.
  • Apple juice covers your daily iron needs 460% more than orange juice.
  • Apple juice contains 116 times more selenium than orange juice. While apple juice contains 11.6µg of selenium, orange juice contains only 0.1µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Babyfood, rice, and apples, dry and Orange juice, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 255% 36% 1388% 124% 38% 181% 2.1% 0% 63%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 18% 7.5% 15% 1.4% 7.3% 0.13% 1.8% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +36.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7627.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +105%
Contains more IronIron +18400%
Contains more CopperCopper +747.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2388.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.8%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 325% 346% 375% 0% 21% 0% 3.8% 14% 5.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 167% 3.3% 0.8% 0% 23% 6.9% 7.5% 11% 9.2% 0% 0.25% 23% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1344.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4900%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1400%
Contains more CholineCholine +62.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Apple juice Orange juice DV% diff.
Iron 37mg 0.2mg 460%
Vitamin B3 20mg 0.4mg 123%
Vitamin B2 1.5mg 0.03mg 113%
Vitamin B1 1.3mg 0.09mg 101%
Calcium 850mg 11mg 84%
Phosphorus 423mg 17mg 58%
Vitamin C 0mg 50mg 56%
Copper 0.373mg 0.044mg 37%
Carbs 86.89g 10.4g 25%
Selenium 11.6µg 0.1µg 21%
Calories 396kcal 45kcal 18%
Zinc 1.4mg 0.05mg 12%
Protein 6.7g 0.7g 12%
Fiber 3g 0.2g 11%
Potassium 410mg 200mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.92g 0.04g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.04mg 4%
Folate 19µg 30µg 3%
Fats 2.4g 0.2g 3%
Saturated fat 0.503g 0.024g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.615g 0.036g 1%
Choline 10.1mg 6.2mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0.1µg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 11mg 1%
Manganese 0.014mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 10µg 1%
Sodium 16mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 83.89g 10.2g N/A
Sugar 3.22g 8.4g N/A
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.008mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.003mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 2% 87% 3%
Protein: 6.7 g
Fats: 2.4 g
Carbs: 86.89 g
Water: 3.2 g
Other: 0.81 g
10% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.4 g
Water: 88.3 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +857.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +735.5%
Contains more OtherOther +102.5%
Contains more WaterWater +2659.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 30% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.503 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.615 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.92 g
24% 36% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.024 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.04 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1608.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2200%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.2%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Apple juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167728/nutrients
  2. Orange juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169098/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.