Beetroot vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are beetroot and malt different?
- Beetroot is richer in folate, manganese, fiber, and iron, while malt is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, calcium, and phosphorus.
- Beetroot covers your daily need for folate, 25% more than malt.
- Beetroot contains 6 times more fiber than malt. Beetroot contains 2.8g of fiber, while malt contains 0.5g.
- Beetroot is lower in saturated fat.
Beets, raw and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +53.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +89% |
Contains more IronIron | +281% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +102.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +311.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +512.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +17.1% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +127.5% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -23.1% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +671.4% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +4800% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +29% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +45.7% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1111.1% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +1200% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +50% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +74.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +360% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +128.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +50% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Folate | 109µg | 9µg | 25% |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.42µg | 18% |
Manganese | 0.329mg | 0.08mg | 11% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.04mg | 0.184mg | 11% |
Selenium | 0.7µg | 5.4µg | 9% |
Fiber | 2.8g | 0.5g | 9% |
Saturated fat | 0.027g | 1.883g | 8% |
Calcium | 16mg | 98mg | 8% |
Phosphorus | 40mg | 91mg | 7% |
Iron | 0.8mg | 0.21mg | 7% |
Vitamin C | 4.9mg | 0.1mg | 5% |
Potassium | 325mg | 172mg | 5% |
Fats | 0.17g | 3.29g | 5% |
Protein | 1.61g | 3.37g | 4% |
Copper | 0.075mg | 0.037mg | 4% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.155mg | 0.354mg | 4% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 10mg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 2µg | 26µg | 3% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.067mg | 0.046mg | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.032g | 0.827g | 2% |
Calories | 43kcal | 85kcal | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.031mg | 0.054mg | 2% |
Magnesium | 23mg | 15mg | 2% |
Caffeine | 0mg | 3mg | 1% |
Carbs | 9.56g | 11.2g | 1% |
Choline | 6mg | 1% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.06g | 0.208g | 1% |
Zinc | 0.35mg | 0.41mg | 1% |
Sodium | 78mg | 60mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 6.76g | 10.7g | N/A |
Sugar | 6.76g | 6.68g | N/A |
Vitamin E | 0.04mg | 0.06mg | 0% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.334mg | 0.259mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.2µg | 0.3µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.019mg | 0.074mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.047mg | 0.143mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.048mg | 0.165mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.068mg | 0.268mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.058mg | 0.142mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.018mg | 0.074mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.046mg | 0.15mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.056mg | 0.193mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.021mg | 0.077mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more OtherOther | +35% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +109.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1835.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +17.2% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -98.6% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2484.4% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +246.7% |