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Juice vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between juice and baby food

  • 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 Beverages, Orange juice drink and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified.

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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
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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%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
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 +∞%

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
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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%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +552.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +164.6%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Juice Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 0.11mg 47.5mg 592%
Vitamin B3 5mg 34.714mg 186%
Vitamin B2 0.43mg 2.717mg 176%
Vitamin B1 0.38mg 2.438mg 172%
Calcium 2mg 733mg 73%
Phosphorus 4mg 392mg 55%
Selenium 0µg 25.9µg 47%
Copper 0.018mg 0.334mg 35%
Fiber 0.2g 7.5g 29%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 3.68mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.5mg 0.189mg 24%
Protein 0.2g 12.2g 24%
Magnesium 3mg 100mg 23%
Zinc 0.02mg 2.4mg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.06mg 1.074mg 20%
Carbs 13.41g 73.4g 20%
Calories 54kcal 379kcal 16%
Vitamin C 15mg 2.3mg 14%
Potassium 42mg 437mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.01g 1.697g 11%
Folate 4µg 43µg 10%
Fats 0g 4.4g 7%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Saturated fat 0g 0.769g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 1.206g 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.5µg 1%
Net carbs 13.21g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 9.36g 0.87g N/A
Sodium 2mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 1µg 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
Juice
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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
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
Contains more WaterWater +1186.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +6000%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +447.4%
Contains more OtherOther +1636.8%

Fat Type Comparison

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

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