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Dead heat · 10 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 5 of 10 match-ups.

Pick Apple juice for less sugar, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium and more vitamin C.

Pick Mandarin oranges, canned in syrup for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, more iron and more magnesium.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    0.22 g
    0.74 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    24.57 g
    26.54 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0.43 g
    1.15 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN20.91 g
    25.39 g
  • Total fat
    0.28 g
    0.16 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.05 g
    0.02 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN8.7 mg
    9.84 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN219.57 mg
    127.87 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN17.39 mg
    11.48 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.26 mg
    0.61 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    10.87 mg
    13.11 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN83.7 mg
    32.46 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.

Apple juice vs Mandarin oranges, canned in syrup · Foodatron