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Cherry vs. Ginger ale — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cherries and ginger ale different?

  • Cherries have more vitamin A, vitamin C, copper, fiber, and potassium than ginger ale.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for cherries is 26% higher.
  • Cherries have a lower glycemic index (22) than ginger ale (63).

Cherries, sour, red, raw and Beverages, carbonated, ginger ale are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Cherry
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.8% 15% 12% 35% 2.7% 6.4% 0.39% 15% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0.09% 6.8% 6% 1.4% 0% 0.91% 1.7% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17200%
Contains more IronIron +77.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +477.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +761.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Cherry
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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 33% 21% 1.4% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 7.5% 8.6% 10% 0% 5.3% 6% 3.3%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cherry Ginger ale DV% diff.
Vitamin C 10mg 0mg 11%
Copper 0.104mg 0.018mg 10%
Vitamin A 64µg 0µg 7%
Fiber 1.6g 0g 6%
Potassium 173mg 1mg 5%
Manganese 0.112mg 0.013mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.143mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 9mg 1mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 0µg 2%
Folate 8µg 0µg 2%
Phosphorus 15mg 0mg 2%
Protein 1g 0g 2%
Iron 0.32mg 0.18mg 2%
Choline 6.1mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 0g 1%
Calories 50kcal 34kcal 1%
Carbs 12.18g 8.76g 1%
Calcium 16mg 3mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0g 0%
Net carbs 10.58g 8.76g N/A
Sugar 8.49g 8.9g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.05mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0mg 0%
Selenium 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0g 0%
Fructose 3.51g 3.7g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cherry
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12% 86%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 12.18 g
Water: 86.13 g
Other: 0.39 g
9% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.76 g
Water: 91.23 g
Other: 0.01 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39%
Contains more OtherOther +3800%
~equal in Water ~91.23g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cherry
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9% 49% 41%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.8 g
Glucose: 4.18 g
Fructose: 3.51 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
22% 36% 43%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.9 g
Glucose: 3.1 g
Fructose: 3.7 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +34.8%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +137.5%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Fructose ~3.7g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Cherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173954/nutrients
  2. Ginger ale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174846/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.