V8 juice vs. Powerade — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are v8 juice and powerade different?

V8 juice has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and potassium than powerade.
Daily need coverage for vitamin C for v8 juice is 33% higher.
Powerade has less sodium.
V8 juice has a lower glycemic index (43) than powerade (65).

CAMPBELL'S, V8 100% Vegetable Juice and Beverages, COCA-COLA, POWERADE, lemon-lime flavored, ready-to-drink 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.

V8 juice

Powerade

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+972.2%
Contains more IronIron	+233.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-75.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

~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.

V8 juice

Powerade

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6		153mg	11769%
Vitamin B12		0.91µg	38%
Vitamin C	29.6mg	0mg	33%
Vitamin B3		1.565mg	10%
Sodium	173mg	42mg	6%
Potassium	193mg	18mg	5%
Fructose		3.22g	4%
Iron	0.3mg	0.09mg	3%
Fiber	0.8g	0g	3%
Calcium	16mg	1mg	2%
Protein	0.82g	0g	2%
Vitamin B1		0.011mg	1%
Calories	21kcal	32kcal	1%
Carbs	4.12g	7.84g	1%
Fats	0g	0.05g	0%
Net carbs	3.32g	7.84g	N/A
Sugar	3.29g	6.11g	N/A
Zinc		0.01mg	0%
Phosphorus		1mg	0%
Saturated fat	0g	0.008g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0g	0.011g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0g	0.028g	0%