Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
apple cider
versus
red wine vinegar
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in apple cider and red wine vinegar:
Red wine vinegar has 59% less calories than apple cider - red wine vinegar has 19 calories per 100 grams and apple cider has 46 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, apple cider is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to red wine vinegar for fat. Apple cider has a macronutrient ratio of 1:97:2 and for red wine vinegar, 14:86:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Apple Cider | Red Wine Vinegar | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 1% | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 97% | 86% |
| Fat | 2% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Red wine vinegar has 40.8 times less carbohydrates than apple cider - red wine vinegar has 0.27g of total carbs per 100 grams and apple cider has 11.3g of carbohydrates.
Apple cider has more dietary fiber than red wine vinegar - apple cider has 0.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Red wine vinegar has less sugar than apple cider - apple cider has 9.6g of sugar per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Red wine vinegar and apple cider contain similar amounts of protein - red wine vinegar has 0.04g of protein per 100 grams and apple cider has 0.1g of protein.
Both apple cider and red wine vinegar are low in saturated fat - apple cider has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Red wine vinegar and apple cider contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - red wine vinegar has 0.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and apple cider has 0.9mg of Vitamin C.
Apple cider and red wine vinegar contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - apple cider has 0.01mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Apple cider has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin B6.
| Apple Cider | Red Wine Vinegar | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.021 MG | ~ |
| Riboflavin | 0.017 MG | ~ |
| Niacin | 0.073 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.018 MG | ~ |
Red wine vinegar and apple cider contain similar amounts of calcium - red wine vinegar has 6mg of calcium per 100 grams and apple cider has 8mg of calcium.
Red wine vinegar and apple cider contain similar amounts of iron - red wine vinegar has 0.45mg of iron per 100 grams and apple cider has 0.12mg of iron.
Apple cider has 159% more potassium than red wine vinegar - red wine vinegar has 39mg of potassium per 100 grams and apple cider has 101mg of potassium.
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: Apple Cider (Apple cider) and Red Wine Vinegar (Vinegar, red wine) .
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 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% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||