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Juice vs. Apple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between juice and apples

  • Juice has more vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin C, while apples have more fiber.
  • Juice covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 35% more than apples.
  • Juice contains 55 times more vitamin B3 than apples. While juice contains 5mg of vitamin B3, apples contain only 0.091mg.
  • Apples have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of apples is 36, while the glycemic index of juice is 50.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beverages, Orange juice drink and Apples, raw, with skin.

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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.
Juice
0
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%
Apple
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +154.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +175%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +400%
~equal in Iron ~0.12mg
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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.
Juice
6
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%
Apple
4
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 15% 1% 3.6% 0% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3% 1.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +226.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2135.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1553.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5394.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1119.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.061mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Juice Apple DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.5mg 0.041mg 35%
Vitamin B3 5mg 0.091mg 31%
Vitamin B2 0.43mg 0.026mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.38mg 0.017mg 30%
Vitamin C 15mg 4.6mg 12%
Fiber 0.2g 2.4g 9%
Fructose 5.9g 7%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.2µg 2%
Potassium 42mg 107mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.18mg 1%
Choline 3.4mg 1%
Copper 0.018mg 0.027mg 1%
Manganese 0.007mg 0.035mg 1%
Phosphorus 4mg 11mg 1%
Calories 54kcal 52kcal 0%
Protein 0.2g 0.26g 0%
Fats 0g 0.17g 0%
Carbs 13.41g 13.81g 0%
Net carbs 13.21g 11.41g N/A
Magnesium 3mg 5mg 0%
Calcium 2mg 6mg 0%
Iron 0.11mg 0.12mg 0%
Sugar 9.36g 10.39g N/A
Zinc 0.02mg 0.04mg 0%
Starch 0.05g 0%
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.06mg 0.061mg 0%
Folate 4µg 3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.007g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.01g 0.051g 0%
Tryptophan 0.001mg 0%
Threonine 0.006mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.006mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.012mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.012mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Juice
1
13% 86%
Protein: 0.2 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 13.41 g
Water: 86.2 g
Other: 0.19 g
Apple
4
14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
~equal in Carbs ~13.81g
~equal in Water ~85.56g
~equal in Other ~0.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Juice
2
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.01 g
Apple
1
33% 8% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.051 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +42.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +410%

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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. Juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169044/nutrients
  2. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/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.