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Water vs. Juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between water and juice

  • Juice has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of juice is 50, while the glycemic index of water is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beverages, water, tap, well and Beverages, Orange juice drink.

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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.
Water
Water
1
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% 0% 5.3% 0.27% 0% 0.65% 0% 0%
Juice
Juice
8
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +12.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
~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.
Water
Water
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Juice
Juice
9
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Water Juice DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.5mg 38%
Vitamin B2 0.43mg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.38mg 32%
Vitamin B3 5mg 31%
Vitamin C 15mg 17%
Carbs 0g 13.41g 4%
Calories 0kcal 54kcal 3%
Folate 4µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.06mg 1%
Phosphorus 0mg 4mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Iron 0mg 0.11mg 1%
Potassium 0mg 42mg 1%
Protein 0g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 0g 13.21g N/A
Magnesium 1mg 3mg 0%
Calcium 3mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 9.36g N/A
Copper 0.016mg 0.018mg 0%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.02mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Manganese 0mg 0.007mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.01g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Water
Water
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.9 g
Other: 0.1 g
Juice
Juice
3
13% 86%
Protein: 0.2 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 13.41 g
Water: 86.2 g
Other: 0.19 g
Contains more WaterWater +15.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +90%
~equal in Fats ~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. Water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175096/nutrients
  2. Juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169044/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.