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Beer vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beer and wheat different?

  • Wheat has more selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B6 than beer.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for wheat is 161% higher.
  • Wheat has a lower glycemic index (50) than beer (104).

Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all and Wheat, durum 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.
Beer
0
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%
Wheat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1496.3%
Contains more IronIron +17500%
Contains more CopperCopper +10960%
Contains more ZincZinc +41500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3528.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37550%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14800%

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
2
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +8280%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +384%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1213.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2180.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +810.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +616.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beer Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 0.6µg 89.4µg 161%
Manganese 0.008mg 3.012mg 131%
Phosphorus 14mg 508mg 71%
Copper 0.005mg 0.553mg 61%
Iron 0.02mg 3.52mg 44%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 6.738mg 39%
Zinc 0.01mg 4.16mg 38%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.419mg 35%
Magnesium 6mg 144mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.419mg 29%
Protein 0.46g 13.68g 26%
Carbs 3.55g 71.13g 23%
Vitamin B5 0.041mg 0.935mg 18%
Calories 43kcal 339kcal 15%
Potassium 27mg 431mg 12%
Folate 6µg 43µg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.978g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.121mg 7%
Fats 0g 2.47g 4%
Calcium 4mg 34mg 3%
Choline 10.1mg 2%
Saturated fat 0g 0.454g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.344g 1%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 3.55g 71.13g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.322mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beer
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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
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +740.6%
Contains more OtherOther +126.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2873.9%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1903.7%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.