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Cherry vs. Orange juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cherries and orange juice different?

  • Cherries are higher in vitamin A, copper, and fiber; however, orange juice is richer in vitamin C and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for orange juice is 44% higher.
  • Cherries contain 8 times more fiber than orange juice. While cherries contain 1.6g of fiber, orange juice contains only 0.2g.
  • Cherries have a lower glycemic index (22) than orange juice (50).

Cherries, sour, red, raw and Orange juice, raw 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 7.9% 3.3% 18% 7.5% 15% 1.4% 7.3% 0.13% 1.8% 0.55%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +45.5%
Contains more IronIron +60%
Contains more CopperCopper +136.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +700%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
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 167% 3.3% 0.8% 0% 23% 6.9% 7.5% 11% 9.2% 0% 0.25% 23% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +540%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +75%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2000%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +275%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.4mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cherry Orange juice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 10mg 50mg 44%
Copper 0.104mg 0.044mg 7%
Fiber 1.6g 0.2g 6%
Folate 8µg 30µg 6%
Vitamin A 64µg 10µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.09mg 5%
Manganese 0.112mg 0.014mg 4%
Fructose 3.51g 4%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 0.1µg 2%
Iron 0.32mg 0.2mg 2%
Potassium 173mg 200mg 1%
Carbs 12.18g 10.4g 1%
Calcium 16mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.143mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.03mg 1%
Protein 1g 0.7g 1%
Calories 50kcal 45kcal 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 10.58g 10.2g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 8.49g 8.4g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.05mg 0%
Phosphorus 15mg 17mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.04mg 0%
Selenium 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.4mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.04mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0.024g 0%
Choline 6.1mg 6.2mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 0.04g 0%
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
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
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 +42.9%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.1%
~equal in Water ~88.3g
~equal in Other ~0.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cherry
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28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.068 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.09 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 +127.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +125%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.7%

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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. 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.