Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
margarine
versus
acai berry juice
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in margarine and acai berry juice:
Margarine is high in calories and acai berry juice has 91% less calories than margarine - margarine has 717 calories per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 62 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, margarine is lighter in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to acai berry juice per calorie. Margarine has a macronutrient ratio of 0:0:100 and for acai berry juice, 5:83:12 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Margarine | Acai Berry Juice | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 83% |
| Fat | 100% | 12% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Margarine has 17.3 times less carbohydrates than acai berry juice - margarine has 0.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 12.8g of carbohydrates.
Acai berry juice has more dietary fiber than margarine - acai berry juice has 1.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and margarine does not contain significant amounts.
Margarine has less sugar than acai berry juice - acai berry juice has 11.1g of sugar per 100 grams and margarine does not contain significant amounts.
Margarine and acai berry juice contain similar amounts of protein - margarine has 0.16g of protein per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 0.83g of protein.
Margarine is high in saturated fat and acai berry juice has less saturated fat than margarine - margarine has 15.2g of saturated fat per 100 grams and acai berry juice does not contain significant amounts.
Margarine is high in trans fat and acai berry juice has less trans fat than margarine - margarine has 14.9g of trans fat per 100 grams and acai berry juice does not contain significant amounts.
Acai berry juice is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 209 times more Vitamin C than margarine - margarine has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 42.1mg of Vitamin C.
Both margarine and acai berry juice are high in Vitamin A. Margarine has 69% more Vitamin A than acai berry juice - margarine has 819ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 485ug of Vitamin A.
Both margarine and acai berry juice are high in Vitamin E. Acai berry juice has 23% more Vitamin E than margarine - margarine has 9mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 11.1mg of Vitamin E.
Margarine has signficantly more Vitamin K than acai berry juice - margarine has 93ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 16.7ug of Vitamin K.
Acai berry juice has more thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12. Both margarine and acai berry juice contain significant amounts of riboflavin.
| Margarine | Acai Berry Juice | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.01 MG | 0.03 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.037 MG | 0.04 MG |
| Niacin | 0.023 MG | 9.06 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 3.333 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.009 MG | 1.1 MG |
| Folate | 1 UG | 4 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.1 UG | 0.4 UG |
Acai berry juice has 533% more calcium than margarine - margarine has 3mg of calcium per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 19mg of calcium.
Margarine and acai berry juice contain similar amounts of iron - margarine has 0.06mg of iron per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 0.16mg of iron.
Acai berry juice has 622% more potassium than margarine - margarine has 18mg 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,
| Margarine | Acai Berry Juice | |
|---|---|---|
| beta-carotene | 610 UG | 5784 UG |
| alpha-carotene | ~ | 46 UG |
| lycopene | ~ | 899 UG |
| lutein + zeaxanthin | ~ | 783 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: Margarine (Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, with salt) and Acai Berry Juice (Beverages, Acai berry drink, fortified) .
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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5% | saturated fat | 5% |
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| G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
| MG | 5% | cholesterol | 5% | MG | |||
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5% | sodium | 5% |
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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% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 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 | |||