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Carbonated water vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carbonated water and malt different?

  • Malt has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, selenium, calcium, and vitamin B5 than carbonated water.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for malt is 18% higher.
  • Carbonated water has a lower glycemic index (0) than malt (59).

Beverages, carbonated, club soda and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 1.5% 0.18% 0.38% 2% 2.7% 0% 2.7% 0.13% 0%
Malt
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1860%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8500%
Contains more IronIron +2000%
Contains more CopperCopper +516.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +310%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Malt
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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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carbonated water Malt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.42µg 18%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.184mg 14%
Phosphorus 0mg 91mg 13%
Selenium 0µg 5.4µg 10%
Saturated fat 0g 1.883g 9%
Calcium 5mg 98mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.354mg 7%
Protein 0g 3.37g 7%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.054mg 5%
Fats 0g 3.29g 5%
Potassium 2mg 172mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.046mg 4%
Calories 0kcal 85kcal 4%
Carbs 0g 11.2g 4%
Copper 0.006mg 0.037mg 3%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.41mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 26µg 3%
Manganese 0.001mg 0.08mg 3%
Iron 0.01mg 0.21mg 3%
Magnesium 1mg 15mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 10mg 3%
Fiber 0g 0.5g 2%
Sodium 21mg 60mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.827g 2%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.259mg 2%
Folate 0µg 9µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.208g 1%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 10.7g N/A
Sugar 0g 6.68g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.9 g
Other: 0.1 g
Malt
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3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +22.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +700%

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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. Carbonated water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174842/nutrients
  2. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/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.