Cranberries, raw leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Cranberries, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apple, raw for less sodium and more potassium.
Pick Cranberries, raw for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.49 g1 gWIN
- Carbohydrate23.86 g26.02 g
- Fibermore is better4.21 g7.83 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better17.61 g9.28 gWIN
- Total fat0.26 g0.28 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.02 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN3.51 mg4.35 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN175.44 mg173.91 mg
- Calciummore is better10.53 mg17.39 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.23 mg0.5 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better8.77 mg13.04 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better—30.43 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.

