Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
pomegranate juice
versus
eggplant
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in pomegranate juice and eggplant:
Eggplant has 54% less calories than pomegranate juice - pomegranate juice has 54 calories per 100 grams and eggplant has 25 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, pomegranate juice is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to eggplant for fat. Pomegranate juice has a macronutrient ratio of 1:94:5 and for eggplant, 14:82:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Pomegranate Juice | Eggplant | |
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Protein | 1% | 14% |
Carbohydrates | 94% | 82% |
Fat | 5% | 4% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Eggplant has 55% less carbohydrates than pomegranate juice - pomegranate juice has 13.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and eggplant has 5.9g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in pomegranate juice are made of 99% sugar and 1% dietary fiber, whereas the carbs in eggplant comprise of 54% sugar and 46% dietary fiber.
Eggplant is a great source of dietary fiber and it has 29 times more dietary fiber than pomegranate juice - pomegranate juice has 0.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and eggplant has 3g of dietary fiber.
Eggplant has 72% less sugar than pomegranate juice - pomegranate juice has 12.7g of sugar per 100 grams and eggplant has 3.5g of sugar.
Pomegranate juice and eggplant contain similar amounts of protein - pomegranate juice has 0.15g of protein per 100 grams and eggplant has 0.98g of protein.
Both pomegranate juice and eggplant are low in saturated fat - pomegranate juice has 0.08g of saturated fat per 100 grams and eggplant has 0.03g of saturated fat.
Pomegranate juice and eggplant contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - pomegranate juice has 0.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and eggplant has 2.2mg of Vitamin C.
Eggplant and pomegranate juice contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - eggplant has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and pomegranate juice does not contain significant amounts.
Pomegranate juice and eggplant contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - pomegranate juice has 0.38mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and eggplant has 0.3mg of Vitamin E.
Pomegranate juice and eggplant contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - pomegranate juice has 10.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and eggplant has 3.5ug of Vitamin K.
Eggplant has more thiamin, riboflavin and niacin. Both pomegranate juice and eggplant contain significant amounts of pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Pomegranate Juice | Eggplant | |
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Thiamin | 0.015 MG | 0.039 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.015 MG | 0.037 MG |
Niacin | 0.233 MG | 0.649 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.285 MG | 0.281 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.04 MG | 0.084 MG |
Folate | 24 UG | 22 UG |
Pomegranate juice and eggplant contain similar amounts of calcium - pomegranate juice has 11mg of calcium per 100 grams and eggplant has 9mg of calcium.
Pomegranate juice and eggplant contain similar amounts of iron - pomegranate juice has 0.1mg of iron per 100 grams and eggplant has 0.23mg of iron.
Both pomegranate juice and eggplant are high in potassium. Pomegranate juice is very similar to pomegranate juice for potassium - pomegranate juice has 214mg of potassium per 100 grams and eggplant has 229mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both pomegranate juice and eggplant contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Pomegranate Juice | Eggplant | |
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linoleic acid | 0.05 G | 0.063 G |
Total | 0.05 G | 0.063 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Pomegranate Juice (Pomegranate juice, bottled) and Eggplant (Eggplant, raw) .
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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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% | choline | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||