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Beer vs. Seaweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beer and seaweed different?

  • Seaweed is higher than beer in vitamin K, folate, iron, magnesium, calcium, copper, vitamin B5, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • Seaweed covers your daily need for vitamin K, 55% more than beer.
  • Beer is lower in sodium.

Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all and Seaweed, kelp, raw 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.
Beer
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 50% 7.9% 107% 43% 34% 18% 30% 26% 3.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1916.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +229.6%
Contains more IronIron +14150%
Contains more CopperCopper +2500%
Contains more ZincZinc +12200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%

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.
Beer
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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%
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 10% 2% 17% 0% 13% 35% 8.8% 39% 0.46% 0% 165% 135% 7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2200%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1465.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2900%
Contains more CholineCholine +26.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.47mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beer Seaweed DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0µg 66µg 55%
Folate 6µg 180µg 44%
Iron 0.02mg 2.85mg 35%
Magnesium 6mg 121mg 27%
Calcium 4mg 168mg 16%
Copper 0.005mg 0.13mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.041mg 0.642mg 12%
Zinc 0.01mg 1.23mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.15mg 10%
Sodium 4mg 233mg 10%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.2mg 8%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.87mg 6%
Fiber 0g 1.3g 5%
Phosphorus 14mg 42mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.05mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.002mg 3%
Potassium 27mg 89mg 2%
Protein 0.46g 1.68g 2%
Carbs 3.55g 9.57g 2%
Saturated fat 0g 0.247g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Fats 0g 0.56g 1%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0µg 1%
Calories 43kcal 43kcal 0%
Net carbs 3.55g 8.27g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.6g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 0.47mg 0%
Choline 10.1mg 12.8mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.098g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.047g 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.055mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.076mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.082mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.025mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.072mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.024mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.004g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
2% 10% 82% 7%
Protein: 1.68 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 81.58 g
Other: 6.61 g
Contains more WaterWater +12.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +265.2%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +169.6%
Contains more OtherOther +64%

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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. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/nutrients
  2. Seaweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168457/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.