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Juice vs. Smoothie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between juice and smoothie?

  • Juice is higher in vitamin B6 and vitamin B3, yet smoothie is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B12, and vitamin A.
  • Juice's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 32% more.
  • Juice has 6 times more vitamin B3 than smoothie. While juice has 5mg of vitamin B3, smoothie has only 0.816mg.
  • The amount of sugar in smoothie is lower.

We used Beverages, Orange juice drink and Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana types 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.
Juice
7
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 0% 12% 2.1% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +75%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1950%
Contains more IronIron +36.4%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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
8
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 50% 0% 0.67% 0.4% 95% 99% 94% 3.6% 115% 0% 0% 3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 15% 0% 19% 30% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +512.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +509.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +63.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Juice Smoothie DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.43mg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.38mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.5mg 0.082mg 32%
Vitamin B3 5mg 0.816mg 26%
Vitamin C 15mg 24.5mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.24µg 10%
Calcium 2mg 41mg 4%
Protein 0.2g 1.22g 2%
Carbs 13.41g 8.16g 2%
Copper 0.018mg 2%
Calories 54kcal 37kcal 1%
Magnesium 3mg 1%
Potassium 42mg 24mg 1%
Iron 0.11mg 0.15mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Phosphorus 4mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 29mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.06mg 1%
Folate 4µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.37g 3.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 2700kcal 303kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 185g 270g N/A
Net carbs 13.21g 8.16g N/A
Sugar 9.36g 7.35g N/A
Zinc 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Manganese 0.007mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.01g 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
8% 90%
Protein: 1.22 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.28 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +64.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +510%
Contains more OtherOther +78.9%
~equal in Fats ~0g
~equal in Water ~90.28g

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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. Smoothie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174829/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.