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Beer vs. Yolk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beer and yolk different?

  • Yolk is higher than beer in choline, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin D, and folate.
  • Yolk covers your daily need for cholesterol, 362% more than beer.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index (104) than yolk (0).

Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all and Egg, yolk, raw, fresh 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%
Yolk
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 39% 9.6% 102% 26% 63% 167% 6.3% 7.2% 305%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +303.7%
Contains more IronIron +13550%
Contains more CopperCopper +1440%
Contains more ZincZinc +22900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2685.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +587.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9233.3%

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%
Yolk
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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% 127% 52% 81% 44% 122% 0.45% 179% 81% 244% 1.8% 110% 447%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2037.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3420%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2012%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +7192.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +660.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +9650%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2333.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +8020.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beer Yolk DV% diff.
Cholesterol 0mg 1085mg 362%
Choline 10.1mg 820.2mg 147%
Selenium 0.6µg 56µg 101%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 1.95µg 80%
Vitamin B5 0.041mg 2.99mg 59%
Phosphorus 14mg 390mg 54%
Saturated fat 0g 9.551g 43%
Vitamin A 0µg 381µg 42%
Fats 0g 26.54g 41%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.528mg 39%
Folate 6µg 146µg 35%
Iron 0.02mg 2.73mg 34%
Protein 0.46g 15.86g 31%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 11.738g 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 4.204g 28%
Vitamin D 0IU 218IU 27%
Vitamin D 0µg 5.4µg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.35mg 23%
Zinc 0.01mg 2.3mg 21%
Vitamin E 0mg 2.58mg 17%
Calories 43kcal 322kcal 14%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.176mg 14%
Calcium 4mg 129mg 13%
Copper 0.005mg 0.077mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 0.024mg 3%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.055mg 2%
Sodium 4mg 48mg 2%
Potassium 27mg 109mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Carbs 3.55g 3.59g 0%
Net carbs 3.55g 3.59g N/A
Magnesium 6mg 5mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.56g N/A
Tryptophan 0mg 0.177mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.687mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.866mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 1.399mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 1.217mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.378mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.949mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.416mg 0%
Fructose 0g 0.07g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.114g N/A

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
Yolk
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16% 27% 4% 52% 2%
Protein: 15.86 g
Fats: 26.54 g
Carbs: 3.59 g
Water: 52.31 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +75.8%
Contains more OtherOther +137.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3347.8%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
~equal in Carbs ~3.59g

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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. Yolk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172184/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.