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Beer vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beer and soft serve different?

  • Soft serve has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin A, and vitamin B5 than beer.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for soft serve is 37% higher.
  • Soft serve has a lower glycemic index (79) than beer (104).

Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate are the varieties 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.
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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 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +555.6%
Contains more IronIron +950%
Contains more CopperCopper +500%
Contains more ZincZinc +5100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +728.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%

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.
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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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +440%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +880%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +628%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1134.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +157.4%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.048mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beer Soft serve DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0g 7.46g 34%
Cholesterol 0mg 91mg 30%
Fats 0g 13g 20%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0.5µg 20%
Vitamin A 0µg 162µg 18%
Phosphorus 14mg 116mg 15%
Calcium 4mg 131mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.182mg 12%
Calories 43kcal 222kcal 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 3.49g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.041mg 0.506mg 9%
Protein 0.46g 4.1g 7%
Carbs 3.55g 22.2g 6%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.52mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.049mg 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.61mg 4%
Selenium 0.6µg 3µg 4%
Potassium 27mg 177mg 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 29IU 4%
Choline 10.1mg 26mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 0.095mg 3%
Fiber 0g 0.7g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.46g 3%
Copper 0.005mg 0.03mg 3%
Sodium 4mg 61mg 2%
Iron 0.02mg 0.21mg 2%
Magnesium 6mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Folate 6µg 9µg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.9µg 1%
Net carbs 3.55g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 0g 21.16g N/A
Manganese 0.008mg 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.048mg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.099mg 0%

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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +53.8%
Contains more OtherOther +347.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +791.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +525.4%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.