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Cod vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cod and beer different?

  • Cod is higher than beer in vitamin B5, selenium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B6, potassium, choline, vitamin B3, and magnesium.
  • Cod covers your daily need for vitamin B5, 3059% more than beer.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index (104) than cod (0).

Fish, cod, Atlantic, raw and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all 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.
Cod
Cod
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.8% 36% 14% 9.3% 12% 87% 7% 2% 181%
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 +433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1429.6%
Contains more IronIron +1800%
Contains more CopperCopper +460%
Contains more ZincZinc +4400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1350%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +87.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5416.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%

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.
Cod
Cod
13
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 3.3% 4% 13% 14% 19% 15% 39% 9180% 57% 114% 0.25% 5.3% 36%
Beer
0
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1420%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +302.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +373070.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +432.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +4450%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +545.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cod Beer DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 153mg 0.041mg 3059%
Selenium 33.1µg 0.6µg 59%
Vitamin B12 0.91µg 0.02µg 37%
Protein 17.81g 0.46g 35%
Phosphorus 203mg 14mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.245mg 0.046mg 15%
Cholesterol 43mg 0mg 14%
Potassium 413mg 27mg 11%
Choline 65.2mg 10.1mg 10%
Vitamin B3 2.063mg 0.513mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.076mg 0.005mg 6%
Magnesium 32mg 6mg 6%
Iron 0.38mg 0.02mg 5%
Vitamin D 36IU 0IU 5%
Vitamin D 0.9µg 0µg 5%
Zinc 0.45mg 0.01mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.64mg 0mg 4%
Copper 0.028mg 0.005mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.025mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.231g 0g 2%
Calories 82kcal 43kcal 2%
Sodium 54mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin A 12µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 16mg 4mg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.55g 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.131g 0g 1%
Fats 0.67g 0g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.55g N/A
Manganese 0.015mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Folate 7µg 6µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.094g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.199mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.781mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.821mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.447mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 1.635mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.527mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.695mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.917mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.524mg 0mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.064g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.12g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.01g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cod
Cod
2
18% 81%
Protein: 17.81 g
Fats: 0.67 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.22 g
Other: 0.3 g
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 +3771.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +13.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1243.3%

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. Cod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171955/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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