Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
apple juice
versus
cooked
chicken
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in apple juice and chicken:
Chicken is high in calories and apple juice has 76% less calories than chicken - chicken has 189 calories per 100 grams and apple juice has 46 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, apple juice is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to chicken per calorie. Apple juice has a macronutrient ratio of 1:97:2 and for chicken, 49:0:51 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Apple Juice | Chicken | |
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Protein | 1% | 49% |
Carbohydrates | 97% | ~ |
Fat | 2% | 51% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chicken has less carbohydrates than apple juice - apple juice has 11.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Apple juice has more dietary fiber than chicken - apple juice has 0.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken has less sugar than apple juice - apple juice has 9.6g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken is an excellent source of protein and it has 231 times more protein than apple juice - chicken has 23.3g of protein per 100 grams and apple juice has 0.1g of protein.
Apple juice has 140.3 times less saturated fat than chicken - chicken has 3.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and apple juice has 0.02g of saturated fat.
Both chicken and apple juice are low in trans fat - chicken has 0.09g of trans fat per 100 grams and apple juice does not contain significant amounts.
Apple juice has signficantly less cholesterol than chicken - chicken has 107mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and apple juice does not contain significant amounts.
Apple juice has more Vitamin C than chicken - apple juice has 0.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Apple juice and chicken contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - apple juice has 0.3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken and apple juice contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chicken has 0.39mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and apple juice has 0.01mg of Vitamin E.
Chicken and apple juice contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken has 2.1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and apple juice does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
Apple Juice | Chicken | |
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Thiamin | 0.021 MG | 0.121 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.017 MG | 0.302 MG |
Niacin | 0.073 MG | 7.107 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.049 MG | 1.327 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.018 MG | 0.538 MG |
Folate | ~ | 2 UG |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.51 UG |
Chicken and apple juice contain similar amounts of calcium - chicken has 8mg of calcium per 100 grams and apple juice has 8mg of calcium.
Chicken has 675% more iron than apple juice - chicken has 0.93mg of iron per 100 grams and apple juice has 0.12mg of iron.
Chicken is an excellent source of potassium and it has 570% more potassium than apple juice - chicken has 677mg of potassium per 100 grams and apple juice has 101mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, chicken has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA), DHA and DPA than apple juice per 100 grams.
Apple Juice | Chicken | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.007 G | 0.1 G |
DHA | ~ | 0.031 G |
EPA | ~ | 0.008 G |
DPA | ~ | 0.016 G |
Total | 0.007 G | 0.155 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chicken has more linoleic acid than apple juice per 100 grams.
Apple Juice | Chicken | |
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linoleic acid | 0.033 G | 1.818 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.02 G |
Total | 0.033 G | 1.838 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Apple Juice or Chicken .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Apple Juice (Apple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid) and Chicken (Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned) .
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||