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Beverages, malted drink mix, chocolate, powder vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between beverages, malted drink mix, chocolate, powder and beer

  • The amount of iron, phosphorus, copper, fiber, potassium, vitamin B12, magnesium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2 in beverages, malted drink mix, chocolate, powder is higher than in beer.
  • Beverages, malted drink mix, chocolate, powder covers your daily iron needs 28% more than beer.
  • Beer contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beverages, malted drink mix, chocolate, powder and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 50% 18% 55% 86% 67% 22% 75% 25% 0% 38%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1066.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2188.9%
Contains more IronIron +11300%
Contains more CopperCopper +3900%
Contains more ZincZinc +7900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1050%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%

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.
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 5% 11% 3.4% 0% 43% 46% 38% 19% 36% 53% 6.3% 28%
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +290.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +670.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +239.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2000%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +516.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beverages, malted drink mix, chocolate, powder Beer DV% diff.
Carbs 86.94g 3.55g 28%
Iron 2.28mg 0.02mg 28%
Phosphorus 175mg 14mg 23%
Copper 0.2mg 0.005mg 22%
Fiber 4.8g 0g 19%
Calories 411kcal 43kcal 18%
Potassium 618mg 27mg 17%
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 0.02µg 17%
Magnesium 70mg 6mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.173mg 0.005mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.025mg 13%
Selenium 6.9µg 0.6µg 11%
Saturated fat 2.381g 0g 11%
Protein 5.1g 0.46g 9%
Vitamin B3 2.003mg 0.513mg 9%
Caffeine 37mg 0mg 9%
Sodium 190mg 4mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.046mg 8%
Folate 37µg 6µg 8%
Fats 4.76g 0g 7%
Zinc 0.8mg 0.01mg 7%
Calcium 60mg 4mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.041mg 6%
Vitamin A 33µg 0µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.669g 0g 4%
Choline 27.2mg 10.1mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.167g 0g 3%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 82.14g 3.55g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 66.67g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.008mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 5% 87% 2%
Protein: 5.1 g
Fats: 4.76 g
Carbs: 86.94 g
Water: 1.3 g
Other: 1.9 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +1008.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2349%
Contains more WaterWater +6973.8%
Contains more OtherOther +112.1%

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. Beverages, malted drink mix, chocolate, powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174866/nutrients
  2. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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