Apple juice leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Apple juice comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apple juice for less sugar, less saturated fat, more potassium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Maraschino cherries for more protein, more fiber, more calcium and more iron.
Evenly matched on sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy46 kcal165 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.1 g0.22 gWIN
- Carbohydrate11.3 g41.97 g
- Fibermore is better0.2 g3.2 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN9.62 g38.77 g
- Total fat0.13 g0.21 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.02 g0.04 g
- Sodiumless is better4 mg4 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN101 mg21 mg
- Calciummore is better8 mg54 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.12 mg0.43 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN5 mg4 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN38.5 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.

