Apple cider leads 5–1 · 6 categories decided · 3 ties
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Apple cider comes out ahead, winning 5 of 6 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apple cider for more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Brandy / cognac (distilled) for less sodium.
Evenly matched on protein, fiber and saturated fat.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0 g0 g
- Carbohydrate10.57 g0 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better10.57 g—
- Total fat0 g0 g
- Saturated fatless is better0 g0 g
- Sodiumless is better7.14 mg0.34 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN96.43 mg0.68 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN7.14 mg0 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.11 mg0.01 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN5.36 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN4.11 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

