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Crouton vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between crouton and beer

  • Beer has less selenium, vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B3, manganese, fiber, vitamin B2, and copper.
  • Crouton covers your daily selenium needs 67% more than beer.
  • Beer has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of beer is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Croutons, plain 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 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
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 +416.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +359.3%
Contains more IronIron +20300%
Contains more CopperCopper +3160%
Contains more ZincZinc +8800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +721.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%

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.
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% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 0%
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 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 B1Vitamin B1 +12360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +988%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +960.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +946.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +2100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +76.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crouton Beer DV% diff.
Selenium 37.5µg 0.6µg 67%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.005mg 52%
Iron 4.08mg 0.02mg 51%
Folate 132µg 6µg 32%
Vitamin B3 5.439mg 0.513mg 31%
Sodium 698mg 4mg 30%
Protein 11.9g 0.46g 23%
Carbs 73.5g 3.55g 23%
Manganese 0.5mg 0.008mg 21%
Fiber 5.1g 0g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.025mg 19%
Calories 407kcal 43kcal 18%
Copper 0.163mg 0.005mg 18%
Phosphorus 115mg 14mg 14%
Fats 6.6g 0g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.041mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.273g 0g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.059g 0g 8%
Zinc 0.89mg 0.01mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.51g 0g 7%
Calcium 76mg 4mg 7%
Magnesium 31mg 6mg 6%
Potassium 124mg 27mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.046mg 2%
Choline 10.1mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Net carbs 68.4g 3.55g N/A
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.278mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.586mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.514mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 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 +2487%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1970.4%
Contains more WaterWater +1572%
Contains more OtherOther +61.2%

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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. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/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.