Apple cider leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided · 3 ties
Apple cider: 100 g · Root beer: 100 g.
The verdict
Apple cider comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apple cider for less sugar, less sodium, more potassium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Root beer for more calcium.
Evenly matched on protein, fiber and saturated fat.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal41 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0 g0 g
- Carbohydrate5.92 g10.6 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN5.92 g10.6 g
- Total fat0 g0 g
- Saturated fatless is better0 g0 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg13 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN54 mg1 mg
- Calciummore is better4 mg5 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.06 mg0.05 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN3 mg1 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN2.3 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.

