Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
acai berry juice
versus
spinach
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in acai berry juice and spinach:
Spinach has 63% less calories than acai berry juice - spinach has 23 calories per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 62 calories.
Acai Berry Juice | Spinach | |
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Protein | 5% | 40% |
Carbohydrates | 83% | 49% |
Fat | 12% | 10% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Spinach has 72% less carbohydrates than acai berry juice - spinach has 3.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 12.8g of carbohydrates.
Spinach is a great source of dietary fiber and it has 83% more dietary fiber than acai berry juice - spinach has 2.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 1.2g of dietary fiber.
Spinach has 25.4 times less sugar than acai berry juice - spinach has 0.42g of sugar per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 11.1g of sugar.
Spinach has 245% more protein than acai berry juice - spinach has 2.9g of protein per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 0.83g of protein.
Both spinach and acai berry juice are low in saturated fat - spinach has 0.06g of saturated fat per 100 grams and acai berry juice does not contain significant amounts.
Both spinach and acai berry juice are high in Vitamin C. Acai berry juice has 50% more Vitamin C than spinach - spinach has 28.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 42.1mg of Vitamin C.
Both spinach and acai berry juice are high in Vitamin A. Spinach is very similar to spinach for Vitamin A - spinach has 469ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 485ug of Vitamin A.
Acai berry juice is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has 447% more Vitamin E than spinach - spinach has 2mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 11.1mg of Vitamin E.
Spinach is an excellent source of Vitamin K and it has 27 times more Vitamin K than acai berry juice - spinach has 482.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 16.7ug of Vitamin K.
Spinach has more thiamin, riboflavin and folate, however, acai berry juice contains more niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12.
Acai Berry Juice | Spinach | |
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Thiamin | 0.03 MG | 0.078 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.04 MG | 0.189 MG |
Niacin | 9.06 MG | 0.724 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 3.333 MG | 0.065 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 1.1 MG | 0.195 MG |
Folate | 4 UG | 194 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.4 UG | ~ |
Spinach is an excellent source of calcium and it has 421% more calcium than acai berry juice - spinach has 99mg of calcium per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 19mg of calcium.
Spinach is a great source of iron and it has 15 times more iron than acai berry juice - spinach has 2.7mg of iron per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 0.16mg of iron.
Spinach is an excellent source of potassium and it has 329% more potassium than acai berry juice - spinach has 558mg of potassium per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 130mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, acai berry juice has more alpha-carotene and lycopene than spinach per 100 grams, however, spinach contains more lutein + zeaxanthin than acai berry juice per 100 grams. Both acai berry juice and spinach contain significant amounts of beta-carotene.
Acai Berry Juice | Spinach | |
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beta-carotene | 5784 UG | 5626 UG |
alpha-carotene | 46 UG | ~ |
lycopene | 899 UG | ~ |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 783 UG | 12198 UG |
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: Acai Berry Juice (Beverages, Acai berry drink, fortified) and Spinach (Spinach, raw) .
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G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 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% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||