Mandarin oranges, canned in juice leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Mandarin oranges, canned in juice comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apple, raw for more fiber, less sugar and less sodium.
Pick Mandarin oranges, canned in juice for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.49 g1.68 gWIN
- Carbohydrate23.86 g25.86 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.21 g1.89 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN17.61 g23.97 g
- Total fat0.26 g0.08 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.01 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN3.51 mg13.51 mg
- Potassiummore is better175.44 mg359.46 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better10.53 mg29.73 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.23 mg0.73 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better8.77 mg29.73 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better—92.43 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.

