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Chorizo vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chorizo and beer

  • Beer has less vitamin B12, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5.
  • Chorizo's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 82% more.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index than chorizo.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chorizo, pork, and beef 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 13% 2.4% 35% 60% 27% 93% 64% 161% 5.2% 115%
Beer
Beer
1
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 +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1374.1%
Contains more IronIron +7850%
Contains more CopperCopper +1500%
Contains more ZincZinc +34000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +971.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3416.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%

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.
Chorizo
Chorizo
10
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% 4.4% 23% 158% 69% 96% 67% 122% 250% 4% 1.5% 53%
Beer
Beer
1
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +900.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2631.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1052.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +9900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +857.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chorizo Beer DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2µg 0.02µg 83%
Saturated fat 14.38g 0g 65%
Fats 38.27g 0g 59%
Sodium 1235mg 4mg 54%
Vitamin B1 0.63mg 0.005mg 52%
Protein 24.1g 0.46g 47%
Monounsaturated fat 18.4g 0g 46%
Selenium 21.1µg 0.6µg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.53mg 0.046mg 37%
Zinc 3.41mg 0.01mg 31%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Vitamin B3 5.131mg 0.513mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.46g 0g 23%
Vitamin B5 1.12mg 0.041mg 22%
Calories 455kcal 43kcal 21%
Vitamin B2 0.3mg 0.025mg 21%
Iron 1.59mg 0.02mg 20%
Phosphorus 150mg 14mg 19%
Choline 96.7mg 10.1mg 16%
Potassium 398mg 27mg 11%
Vitamin D 1.5µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin D 61IU 0IU 8%
Copper 0.08mg 0.005mg 8%
Magnesium 18mg 6mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0µg 1%
Folate 2µg 6µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0mg 1%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.008mg 1%
Carbs 1.86g 3.55g 1%
Net carbs 1.86g 3.55g N/A
Calcium 8mg 4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.278mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 1.473mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 2.206mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.708mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 2.414mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.149mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.914mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.721mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 38% 2% 32% 4%
Protein: 24.1 g
Fats: 38.27 g
Carbs: 1.86 g
Water: 31.85 g
Other: 3.92 g
Beer
Beer
3
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 +5139.1%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +90.9%
Contains more WaterWater +188.7%
~equal in Other ~4.03g

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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. Chorizo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173859/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.