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Dough vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between dough and beer

  • Beer has less vitamin B1, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B3, manganese, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Dough's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 59% more.
  • Dough has 196 times more iron than beer. Dough has 3.91mg of iron, while beer has 0.02mg.
  • Beer is lower in sodium.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index than dough.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) 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.
Dough
Dough
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
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 +433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +333.3%
Contains more IronIron +19450%
Contains more CopperCopper +2940%
Contains more ZincZinc +10300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +650%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7112.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4666.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%

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.
Dough
Dough
8
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% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
Beer
Beer
2
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 B1Vitamin B1 +14100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1608%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +839%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1009.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +132.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1950%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +26.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dough Beer DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.71mg 0.005mg 59%
Selenium 28.6µg 0.6µg 51%
Iron 3.91mg 0.02mg 49%
Vitamin B2 0.427mg 0.025mg 31%
Folate 123µg 6µg 29%
Vitamin B3 4.817mg 0.513mg 27%
Sodium 602mg 4mg 26%
Manganese 0.577mg 0.008mg 25%
Protein 10.75g 0.46g 21%
Starch 44.23g 0g 18%
Carbs 51.88g 3.55g 16%
Copper 0.152mg 0.005mg 16%
Phosphorus 105mg 14mg 13%
Calories 272kcal 43kcal 11%
Zinc 1.04mg 0.01mg 9%
Fiber 2.2g 0g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.455mg 0.041mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.855g 0g 6%
Magnesium 32mg 6mg 6%
Calcium 52mg 4mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.107mg 0.046mg 5%
Fats 2.42g 0g 4%
Potassium 117mg 27mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.529g 0g 2%
Fructose 0.51g 0g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.362g 0g 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 49.68g 3.55g N/A
Sugar 4.62g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.005g 0g N/A
Choline 8mg 10.1mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.788g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dough
Dough
3
11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
Beer
Beer
2
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 +2237%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1361.4%
Contains more WaterWater +178.7%
Contains more OtherOther +106.7%

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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. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/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.