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Baby food vs. Juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between baby food and juice

  • Juice has less iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, copper, fiber, and vitamin E.
  • Baby food covers your daily iron needs 592% more than juice.

Food varieties used in this article are Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and Beverages, Orange juice drink.

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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 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 3.7% 4.1% 6% 0.55% 1.7% 0.26% 0.91% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +940.5%
Contains more IronIron +43081.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1755.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +11900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +9700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%

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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
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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 50% 0.67% 0.4% 0% 95% 99% 94% 3.6% 115% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +18300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +541.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +531.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +594.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1690%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +975%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +552.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +164.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby food Juice DV% diff.
Iron 47.5mg 0.11mg 592%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 5mg 186%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 0.43mg 176%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 0.38mg 172%
Calcium 733mg 2mg 73%
Phosphorus 392mg 4mg 55%
Selenium 25.9µg 0µg 47%
Copper 0.334mg 0.018mg 35%
Fiber 7.5g 0.2g 29%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 0.02mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 0.5mg 24%
Protein 12.2g 0.2g 24%
Magnesium 100mg 3mg 23%
Zinc 2.4mg 0.02mg 22%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0.06mg 20%
Carbs 73.4g 13.41g 20%
Calories 379kcal 54kcal 16%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 15mg 14%
Potassium 437mg 42mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 0.01g 11%
Folate 43µg 4µg 10%
Fats 4.4g 0g 7%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.769g 0g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 0.01g 3%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 65.9g 13.21g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 9.36g N/A
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 2µg 0%
Manganese 0.007mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
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13% 86%
Protein: 0.2 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 13.41 g
Water: 86.2 g
Other: 0.19 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +6000%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +447.4%
Contains more OtherOther +1636.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1186.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
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50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.01 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11960%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16870%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients
  2. Juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169044/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.