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Baby food vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are baby food and beer different?

  • Baby food is higher than beer in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, copper, fiber, and vitamin E.
  • Baby food covers your daily need for iron, 594% more than beer.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index (104) than baby food (56).

Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18225%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1518.5%
Contains more IronIron +237400%
Contains more CopperCopper +6580%
Contains more ZincZinc +23900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4216.7%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48660%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +10768%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6666.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2519.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +310.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +616.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +129.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby food Beer DV% diff.
Iron 47.5mg 0.02mg 594%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 0.513mg 214%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 0.025mg 207%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 0.005mg 203%
Calcium 733mg 4mg 73%
Phosphorus 392mg 14mg 54%
Selenium 25.9µg 0.6µg 46%
Copper 0.334mg 0.005mg 37%
Fiber 7.5g 0g 30%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 0mg 25%
Carbs 73.4g 3.55g 23%
Protein 12.2g 0.46g 23%
Magnesium 100mg 6mg 22%
Zinc 2.4mg 0.01mg 22%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0.041mg 21%
Calories 379kcal 43kcal 17%
Potassium 437mg 27mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 0g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 0.046mg 11%
Folate 43µg 6µg 9%
Fats 4.4g 0g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 0g 3%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 0mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.769g 0g 3%
Choline 23.2mg 10.1mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 65.9g 3.55g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 0g N/A
Sodium 3mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.008mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2552.2%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1967.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1272.5%
Contains more OtherOther +22.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients
  2. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.