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Distilled beverage vs. Beetroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between distilled beverage and beetroot

  • Beetroot is richer than distilled beverage in folate, manganese, fiber, iron, potassium, copper, magnesium, vitamin C, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
  • Beetroot covers your daily folate needs 27% more than distilled beverage.
  • Beetroot has a higher glycemic index (64) than distilled beverage (15).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 86 proof and Beets, raw.

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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% 0% 0.18% 1.5% 7% 1.1% 1.7% 0.13% 2.3% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16150%
Contains more IronIron +1900%
Contains more CopperCopper +257.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +775%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1727.8%
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% 1.5% 0.92% 0.24% 0% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +416.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2469.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +6600%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Distilled beverage Beetroot DV% diff.
Folate 0µg 109µg 27%
Manganese 0.018mg 0.329mg 14%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Calories 250kcal 43kcal 10%
Potassium 2mg 325mg 10%
Iron 0.04mg 0.8mg 10%
Copper 0.021mg 0.075mg 6%
Magnesium 0mg 23mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0.067mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.9mg 5%
Phosphorus 4mg 40mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.155mg 3%
Carbs 0.1g 9.56g 3%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.35mg 3%
Sodium 1mg 78mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.004mg 0.04mg 3%
Protein 0g 1.61g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.013mg 0.334mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.006mg 0.031mg 2%
Calcium 0mg 16mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Choline 0mg 6mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 0.1g 6.76g N/A
Sugar 0g 6.76g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.021mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
Contains more OtherOther +3233.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +9460%
Contains more WaterWater +37.1%

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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. Distilled beverage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171919/nutrients
  2. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/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.